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The Song Walker

Title: The Song Walker

Author: Zillah Bethell

Published: 07/06/2023

ISBN: 9781474966856

About the text

Where am I?

What am I doing here?

And... Who am I?

When a young girl wakes up in the middle of the desert, she has no idea who she is. She's wearing one shoe, a plain black dress and she's carrying a strange, heavy case. She meets Tarni, who is on a mysterious quest of her own.

Together, the two girls trek across the vast and ever-changing Australian Outback in search of answers.

Except both are hiding secrets.

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About the author

Zillah Bethell was born in a leprosy hospital in Papua New Guinea, spent her childhood barefoot playing in the jungle, and didn't own a pair of shoes until she came to the UK when she was eight. She was educated at Oxford University and now lives in Wales with her family.

Themes

  • Identity
  • Spirituality
  • Culture
  • Discrimination
  • Loss