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Introduction
This novel by Tara June Winch is a narrative of a broken family, of running from unbearable pain, and of the quest to belong. It would be easy, especially for non-Aboriginal readers, to assume that Winch’s protagonist is searching most for her racial identity. But when May Gibson’s mother dies unexpectedly beneath the jacaranda tree in the backyard, and her small family disintegrates around her, May’s search is not for her Aboriginality. It is, rather, for somewhere to belong as she used to belong in her mother’s presence. For somewhere she can feel safe and whole, and simply be loved: probably the most universal of human quests.https://readingaustralia.com.au/essays/swallow-the-air/
Tara jane Winch Bio
- Tara Jane WinchTara June Winch is an Australian writer based in France and Australia.
- Reines, R. ( 2017). "Good things always come from overcoming fear": Author Tara June Winch on her leap of faith. Retrieved from https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2017/05/19/good-things-always-come-overcoming-fear-author-tara-june-winch-heAustralian Wiradjuri writer, Tara June Winch’s survival instincts are well honed, even though you’d never guess that from glancing at her features: a face framed by a tumble of dark hair, the smooth skin, her generous upturned lips and the impish expression in her eyes.
- Cornwell, J. (2008).The Face: Tara June Winch. Retrieved from https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/books/the-face-tara-june-winch/news-story/c38cbe692b7754120d73ceff7654e063TARA June Winch is used to taking things in her stride. Sure, the indigenous Australian novelist was a little overwhelmed when she was nominated for the Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative, a year-long scheme that pairs creative young people bursting with potential, with well-known practitioners from six art forms.
A Gala Night of Story Telling - Tara June Winch
Wheeler Centre. (2015, Jan 23). A Gala Night of Storytelling: Tara June Winch [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb_vsUrdTTw
Wole Soyinka and Tara June Winch, Rolex Mentor and Protégée in Literature, 2008 - 2009
Rolex Mentor and Protegee Arts Initiative. (2015, May 28). Wole Soyinka and Tara Jane Winch, Rolex Mentor and Protegee in Literature 2008 -2009 [Video File] Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWi_Ktzk4eM