One Hundred Years of Dirt by Rick Morton

One Hundred Years of Dirt by Rick Morton

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Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton's family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate. One Hundred Years of Dirt is an unflinching memoir in which the mother is a hero who is never rewarded. It is a meditation on anger, fear of others and an obsession with real and imagined borders.

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One Hundred Years of Dirt by Rick Morton

Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton's family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate, a life of poverty and drug addiction One Hundred Years of Dirt is an unflinching memoir in which the mother is a hero who is never rewarded. It is a meditation on the anger, fear of others and an obsession with real and imagined borders. Yet it is also a testimony to the strength of familial love and endurance.
Rick Morton is an award-winning journalist and social affairs writer for The Australian.
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ISBN 13 9780522873153
ISBN 10 0522873154
Title One Hundred Years of Dirt
Author Rick Morton
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Melbourne University Press
Year published 2018-07-30
Number of pages 200
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.