Description: Country of the heart provides an introduction to the connections between Aboriginal people and the land that has sustained and nurtured them for generations.
Brief description: Dr Debbie Bird Rose is a much published author, renowned for her scholarship and lyrical writing. Her strong relationship with the MakMak women pours from the pages. She writes across several disciplines, including anthropology, history, philosophy, cultural studies and religious studies, and has work with Aboriginal people in their claims to land. Previous publications include: Hidden Histories, Dingo Makes Us Human; Wild Dog Dreaming. Sharon D'Amico is an award-winning eco-photographer.
Review Quotes: Both poetic and scholarly, visual and textual . . . such a work takes years to grow and could only emerge from a scholar at the height of her powers. --Tom Griffiths, history professor, Australian National University