The Stranger Artist by Quentin Sprague

The Stranger Artist by Quentin SpragueAt a hinge point in his life, artist and ex gallerist Tony Oliver travelled to the East Kimberley, where he plunged into the crosscurrents and eddies of the Aboriginal art world. He would stay for almost a decade, working alongside a group of senior Gija artists, including acclaimed figures Paddy Bedford and Freddie Timms, to establish Jirrawun Arts, briefly one of the countrys most successful and controversial Aboriginal painting collectives. The

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

First published in 2006

Franny talks her way onto one of the few remaining boats heading south

the Disappointment Dragon can come to visit and take us down to his home in the Valley of Despair

Alongside this

and she will forever be marked by this association

'If you were stuck on a desert island and had to choose a salad to survive on

deeply concerned with matters of the heart

He explores the gender and generational aspects of job losses

Could his loyalty to Emma have led him to overlook evidence

Most importantly

Liu is a bestselling novelist and comic book writer