To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis Ned Henry is a time travelling historian who specialises in the mid 20th century currently engaged in researching the bombed out Coventry Cathedral. He's also made so many drops into the past that he's suffering from a dangerously advanced case of 'time lag'. Unfortunately for Ned, an emergency dash to Victorian England is required and he's the only available historian. But Ned's time lag is so bad that he's

a databank of 21st century English

It argues that Aboriginal child sexual assault has been formed within the entrenched societal forces of racism

is determined to chart a bold new course for the women she now leads and protects

deep understanding of Yolngu culture

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People and Things That Go

and what their residents’ aspirations and experiences were

"Sharing food is one of the purest human acts

Martha Jackson

when a lonely woman and a four-year-old girl bond over some unexpected fairytale magic

but that's before they spend a week changing nappies

Indigenous people variously called her 'lovely' and the provider of 'too much cabbage and Jesus Christ'