Written by Aboriginal poet Hyllus Maris and screenwriter Sonia Borg alongside the landmark television series, Women of the Sun traces more than a century of Aboriginal history through the lives of five women from the same family.

Each section stands as its own novel while contributing to a broader intergenerational story, moving from first contact and frontier violence through missions, domestic service, assimilation policies and the long struggle for cultural survival. Rather than presenting history as a sequence of political milestones, the book insists that history is lived through families, memory, country and the ordinary labour of enduring.

The novel occupies an important place in Australian literature as one of the earliest widely published works to centre Indigenous women's perspectives across multiple generations. Its power lies not in rhetorical force but in accumulation: ceremonies interrupted, languages suppressed, children removed, relationships fractured and traditions carried forward despite extraordinary pressure. 

Originally published in conjunction with the acclaimed SBS television series, Women of the Sun remains an essential work for readers interested in Australian history, Indigenous writing and fiction that understands storytelling itself as a form of survival.

Penguin Books, 1988 reprint. Paperback. Very good condition. Light shelf wear and rubbing to covers with minor edge wear. Binding is firm and pages are clean throughout.