The summary above pretty much tells you all you need to know about this novel. This is a thoughtful, beautiful and poetic homage to the aboriginal way of life in particular their use of land and language. My Thoughts: I wasn’t sure what to expect going in to this book but I was very pleased with what I found. Told in three masterfully woven narratives, The Yield is a celebration of language and an exploration of what makes a place “home.” A story of a people and a culture dispossessed, it is also a joyful reminder of what once was and what endures―a powerful reclaiming of Indigenous language, storytelling, and identity, that offers hope for the future. Determined to make amends and honor Poppy and her family, she vows to save their land―a quest guided by the voice of her grandfather that leads into the past, the stories of her people, the secrets of the river. Her homecoming is bittersweet as she confronts the love of her kin and news that Prosperous is to be repossessed by a mining company. Her overwhelming grief is compounded by the pain, anger, and sadness of memory―of growing up in poverty before her mother’s incarceration, of the racism she and her people endured, of the mysterious disappearance of her sister when they were children an event that has haunted her and changed her life. The land itself aids him he finds the words on the wind.Īfter his passing, Poppy’s granddaughter, August, returns home from Europe, where she has lived the past ten years, to attend his burial. Before he takes his last breath, Poppy is determined to pass on the language of his people, the traditions of his ancestors, and everything that was ever remembered by those who came before him.

A member of the indigenous Wiradjuri tribe, he has spent his adult life in Prosperous House and the town of Massacre Plains, a small enclave on the banks of the Murrumby River. Synopsis from Netgalley: Knowing that he will soon die, Albert “Poppy” Gondiwindi has one final task he must fulfill. This ARC was provided by 4 th Estate (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review. Literary Awards: Miles Franklin Award 2020

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