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What Would You Do For Love?

Balagaan must choose: let his mortal enemy wed the love of his life, or break the lore to be with her and risk certain death.
Balagaan comes from a saltwater people; Gawngan comes from a desert people. They are forbidden to marry. But for…

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1 author picked The Magpie and the Snake as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book provides the most beautiful way of learning about indigenous culture, by being inside it.
If only there were more books like this!
Not only was it engaging, it holds layers of dreamtime story and cultural experiences embedded into the storyline.
Highly recommend!

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