{"product_id":"women-of-the-sun-by-hyllus-maris-sonia-borg","title":"'Women of the Sun' by Hyllus Maris \u0026 Sonia Borg","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"706\"\u003eWritten by Aboriginal poet Hyllus Maris and screenwriter Sonia Borg alongside the landmark television series, \u003cem data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"178\"\u003eWomen of the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e traces more than a century of Aboriginal history through the lives of five women from the same family.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"706\"\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"1279\"\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1540\"\u003eOriginally published in conjunction with the acclaimed SBS television series, \u003cem data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1377\"\u003eWomen of the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e remains an essential work for readers interested in Australian history, Indigenous writing and fiction that understands storytelling itself as a form of survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1606\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenguin 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45842931712083,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-07-20T091830.695.png?v=1784503145","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/women-of-the-sun-by-hyllus-maris-sonia-borg","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}