Shirley Purdie: My Story, Ngaginybe Jarragbe Place Sad and lonely at the

Sad and lonely at the end of the day

looked away to protect their eyes from the flying dust

colonists and farmers

and it is an exciting and violent story of anti-colonial revenge and roaming adventure

Shirley Purdie: My Story, Ngaginybe Jarragbe Place Sad and lonely at theSHORTLISTED, 2021 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PREMIERS BOOK AWARDS, WRITING FOR CHILDREN SHORTLISTED, 2021 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, NEW ILLUSTRATOR AWARD NOTABLES, 2021 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EVE POWNALL AWARD Told in English and Gija, this is Shirley Purdie's life story, depicted alongside her stunning paintings. In My Story, Ngaginybe Jarragbe, Shirley shares vignettes of her life