Between Two Worlds

In The Passion of Private White, bestselling author Don Watson describes the fifty-year relationship between an isolated clan in northern Arnhem Land and Neville White, an anthropologist and Vietnam War veteran. It is a window into our history, as a complex set of contradictions, conflicts and degrees of recognition between coloniser and colonised unfold. Watson talks about this encounter between two worlds and the story of human adaptation, suffering and resilience evident in both.

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Richard Fidler is a presenter of Conversations on ABC Radio National, which attracts a large listening audience around the nation and is the most popular podcast in Australia. Richard is also the author of several bestselling books: Ghost Empire, Saga Land (co-authored with his friend Kári Gíslason) and The Golden Maze. His latest book is The Book of Roads and Kingdoms.

Don Watson is the author of many acclaimed books, including Caledonia Australis, Recollections of a Bleeding Heart, American Journeys, The Bush, Watsonia and The Story of Australia. His new book is The Passion of Private White.

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