Spoken Stories: The State of Us

'Near Adelaide' by Christine Dwyer Hickey

Spoken Stories: The State of Us

Show Notes

Read by Emma Dargan-Reid. With her move away from being home schooled in remote Australia to boarding school near Adelaide a young girl is confronted with thoughts and feelings around family, absence and belonging.

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