Shadow Lines by Stephen Kinnane

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor edgewear at right tail corner of front cover.

The love story of Jessie and Edward Smith. Jessie Argyle was born in the remote East Kimberley and taken from her family at the age of five. Edward Smith was a young Englishman escaping the rigidity of London.

Jessie and Edward fell in love and, against strong opposition, eventually married. Despite unrelenting surveillance and harassment, the Smith home was a centre for Aboriginal cultural and social life for over thirty years.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.