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Becoming Kirrali Lewis

WINNER, 2014 BLACK&WRITE! INDIGENOUS WRITING FELLOWSHIP

SHORTLISTED, 2016 PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARDS, YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE

Set within the explosive cultural shifts of the 1960s and 1980s, Becoming Kirrali Lewis chronicles the journey of a young Aboriginal teenager as she leaves her home town in rural Victoria to take on a law degree in Melbourne in 1985. Adopted at birth by a white family, Kirrali doesn't question her cultural roots until a series of life-changing events force her to face up to her true identity.
$22.99

Praise for Becoming Kirrali Lewis

"Harrison engages her YA audience with her strong narrative voice."
– Thuy On, Sunday Age

"Becoming Kirrali Lewis is the best novel on indigenous issues and perspectives I have read in a long time, and is a welcome addition to the literature for young people."
– Mike Shuttleworth, Australian Book Review

Jane Harrison

Jane Harrison is a descendant of the Muruwari people of NSW. She is an award-winning playwright and has an MA in Playwriting from the Queensland University of Technology. In 2002, her first play Stolen was the co-winner of the Kate...

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Listen to Jane Harrison's discussion with Daniel Browning on Radio National