Description: Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Benang: From the Heart follows Harley, who was raised in a culture of forced assimilation and finds himself torn between his country s history, his family and his own identity. This new edition celebrates the 25th anniversary of publication.
Brief description: Kim Scott is a descendant of people living along the south coast of Western Australia prior to colonisation, and is proud to be one among those who call themselves Noongar. He began writing for publication shortly after he became a secondary school teacher of English. True Country, his first novel, was published in 1993. His subsequent books include Benang: From the Heart (1999), Kayang & Me (2005), That Deadman Dance (2010) and Taboo (2017). Kim s writing has won numerous national and international awards, including the Miles Franklin Literary Award (twice) and the Commonwealth Writers Prize. He is currently Professor of Writing at Curtin University in Western Australia.