I’m from the US and never learned a ton about Australian history beyond it being a penal colony and having a vague idea of the treatment of Aboriginal peoples, but I watched The Nightingale (2018) a couple years ago and think about it all the time. It’s set in the early 1800s and follows an Irish woman who reluctantly pairs up with a bitter Aboriginal Tasmanian guide to track an English soldier who committed crimes against her and get revenge on him. It explores some of the very brutal realities of colonialism (I recommend looking up trigger warnings before you watch it if there are particular things you’re sensitive to) and racism and was just an incredible movie, and I’d love to read something in the same vein set during that period. I’d prefer something with heavy focus on Aboriginal people, but I’m not sure how many books there really are in this period and would be satisfied with anything well-written. Thank you!
by verilywerollalong