{"product_id":"a-piece-of-red-cloth","title":"A Piece of Red Cloth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA powerful, unique novel based on the oral history of the Yolngu people from north-east Arnhem Land that tells the story of a grandmother who stops at nothing to protect her granddaughter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's early in the wet season. A flock of crested terns sweeps into the bay and dives towards Batjani. The birds are saying the foreigners are coming, as they do every year, but why are they so full of menace?Batjani's beloved granddaughter Garritji is on the cusp of womanhood, about to go through the rituals preparing her for marriage. Batjani uses all means at her disposal to protect her granddaughter from the visiting Macassan trepang fishers, but she is betrayed. Can Garritji be saved? This powerful and unique novel is based on oral history and told through Yolngu eyes, with ancestors as the Yolngu remember them: proud, strong, resilient people in control of their world and interacting with foreigners on their own terms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLeonie Norrington is a multi-award-winning north Australian author who grew up in the Barunga community in Arnhem Land. She writes for children and adults in both fiction and non-fiction. Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs, Djawa Burarrwanga and Djawundil Maymuru are Yolŋu cultural custodians. Merrkiyawuy and Djawundil are co-authors of \u003ci\u003eWelcome to My Country\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSongspirals\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line\"\u003e\n\u003cspan itemprop=\"bookFormat\"\u003ePaperback, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e384 pages, \u003c\/span\u003e153 x 234mm\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45845041873057,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0413\/0353\/9873\/files\/redcloth.jpg?v=1789543611","url":"https:\/\/shop.fish.asn.au\/products\/a-piece-of-red-cloth","provider":"FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health","version":"1.0","type":"link"}