{"product_id":"follow-the-rabbit-proof-fence-by-doris-pilkington","title":"'Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence' by Doris Pilkington","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"694\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eFirst published in 1996, \u003cem data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"136\"\u003eFollow the Rabbit-Proof Fence\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the true story of three Aboriginal girls—Molly, Daisy and Gracie—who were taken from their families in 1931 under Australia's assimilation policies and sent to the Moore River Native Settlement.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"694\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eEscaping captivity, they embarked on an extraordinary 1,600-kilometre journey home by following the rabbit-proof fence that stretched across Western Australia. Written by Doris Pilkington Garimara, Molly's daughter, the book combines family history, oral testimony and archival research to restore a story long excluded from official Australian history.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"1134\"\u003eFar more than the source material for Phillip Noyce's acclaimed film adaptation, the book situates the girls' journey within the broader history of dispossession, frontier violence and the Stolen Generations. Pilkington's clear, understated prose gives the narrative its force, allowing the resilience, knowledge and determination of her family to remain at the centre. An essential work of Australian history and Indigenous life writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2015 University of Queensland Press film tie-in paperback edition. Light shelf wear with a small crease to the upper corner of the front cover. Interior is clean and unmarked.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45788019720275,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-07-06T180202.285.png?v=1783324944","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/follow-the-rabbit-proof-fence-by-doris-pilkington","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}