The Last Dingo Summer The Matilda Sa..., Jackie French
The Last Dingo Summer The Matilda Sa..., Jackie French
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The Last Dingo Summer (The Matilda Saga, #8)

Author: Jackie French

Narrator: Edwina Wren

Unabridged: 9 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/01/2020


Synopsis

'Gripping, emotional and moving'-- New Idea on Facing the Flame (The Matilda Saga, Book 7)
A body has been found in the burned-out wreckage of the church at Gibber's Creek -- with older skeletons lying beneath it.The corpse is identified as that of Ignatius Mervyn, the man who attempted to kill Jed Kelly and her unborn child.Newcomer Fish Johnstone is drawn into the murder investigation, convinced that the local police are on the wrong track with their enquiries. But as she digs beneath the warm and welcoming surface of the Gibber's Creek community, more secrets emerge.And Fish must also face her own mystery -- the sudden appearance and then disappearance of her father, a Vietnamese refugee she never knew.Set during the Indigenous rights and 'boat people' controversies of the late 1970s, this haunting story shows how love and kindness can create the courage to face the past.
PRAISE FOR THE MATILDA SAGA'The perfect read for anyone who loves immersing themselves in Australian fiction. Gripping, emotional and moving, Facing the Flame is a great book to curl up with on a warm spring night.' -- New Idea'Highly recommended ... this was a complete binge, read in one night because it was just too good and too gripping to put down ... a cracking story filled with rich characters both old and new and imbued with all that we hold dear about Australian love of country and mateship' -- ReadPlus'An entertaining and fascinating read that accurately captures the feel of the early 1970s' -- Canberra Weekly

About Jackie French

Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016, Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi, to her much-loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. 'A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench


Reviews

Goodreads review by Erika on March 03, 2019

My rating 4/5 stars ARC kindly provided by Harper Collins in exchange for an honest review. Unlike most people in Australia, I had never read a Jackie French novel. I have always heard great things about her writing, ideas, characters, but never got the chance to actually form my own personal view of......more

Goodreads review by nusaybah on January 25, 2022

why did I even rate this 4 stars, it's the best series I've ever read.........more

Goodreads review by Susan on April 10, 2022

Overdrive tells me I read this in approximately 1.5 hours. I just finished "Facing the Flame" and thought I ought to see if Overdrive has this book - sure enough it did and after the first couple of chapters I was more than hooked and kept on reading. Lucky its holidays and I don't have to work. This......more

Goodreads review by Necia on May 07, 2023

Another fabulous book in The Matilda series, OH NO I am on the last book #9 now. Jackie has been great in her description of past and modern times of the 70’s I have thoroughly enjoyed the whole series, thank you, I certainly hope there is a Book #10 and onwards sometime in the future. I wish we had a......more

Goodreads review by Maya on December 26, 2021

idk why but i don't vibe with fish but i also kinda do......more