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CloseMarie Munkara was born on the banks of the Mainoru River in Arnhem Land. She is the author of two novels, Every Secret Thing (UQP 2009, Magabala Books 2021), A Most Peculiar Act (Magabala Books 2014); a memoir, Of Ashes and Rivers that Run to the Sea (Penguin Vintage 2016) and two children’s books, Rusty Brown and Rusty and Jojo. Marie currently resides in Darwin with her menagerie of pets and her daughter.