Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence – Doris Pilkington

About the Book

This is the true account of Doris Pilkington Garimara’s mother Molly, made legendary by the film Rabbit-Proof Fence.

In 1931 Molly led her two sisters on an extraordinary 1,600 kilometre walk across remote Western Australia. Aged 8, 11 and 14, they escaped the confinement of a government institution for Aboriginal children removed from their families. Barefoot, without provisions or maps, tracked by Native Police and search planes, the girls followed the rabbit-proof fence, knowing it would lead them home.

Their journey – longer than many of the celebrated walks of our explorer heroes – reveals a past more cruel than we could ever imagine.

Book Details

• Author: Doris Pilkington (also known as Nugi Garimara)
• Publisher: UQP
• Published: 2018
• Language: English
• Pages: 137
• Format: Paperback

Condition

Good – name written on the first page. Contents complete and readable.