- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- ISBN 9781925936278
- Release date May 1, 2014
- Category
- Resources
A Most Peculiar Act
A Most Peculiar Act casts a sardonic eye at the protectionist policies of the early 20th century from the perspective of an Aboriginal fringe-camp dweller by the name of Sugar. Against the background of the Aboriginal Ordinances Act and the "White Australia" policy, Sugar's resistance to assimilation turns into a protracted battle with the authorities and the chief protector Horatio Humphris (or Horrid Hump). Interspersed with illicit affairs, stolen children and unwelcome foreigners, A Most Peculiar Act sees Sugar and her oppressors finally meet on a level playing field with an outcome neither side could have foreseen.
Praise for A Most Peculiar Act
"The narrative voice is yarning, chatty and sardonic, but under all the jokes and stories there’s a sharp critique of bureaucrats and institutions, and an appreciation of the heroic nature of resistance."
Kerryn Goldsworthy
The Saturday Age
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- ISBN 9781925936278
- Release date May 1, 2014
- Category
- Resources
