Home to Biloela

The Story of the Tamil Family That Captured Our Hearts

von Priya Nadesalingam

320 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The dramatic inside story of the Tamil refugee family which became a cause célèbre all around Australia, and the epic fight by a small rural community to set them free.

It was dawn in the small rural town of Biloela. Loud thumping on the front door signalled the start of a four-year odyssey that would catapult Priya and her family into national debate.>The shocking dawn raid was the first of multiple attempts by Australian government to deport the family. But the people of Biloela wouldn't have it. A small group swung into action, and built an extraordinarily powerful social media campaign that broke through into the mainstream, gathering support from hundreds of thousands of ordinary Australians around the country. Journalist Rebekah Holt has been following the family's journey over the four long, painful years, and she recounts the dramatic behind the scenes efforts to prevent the family from being deported.

Finally, Priya, Nades and the girls were all granted the permanent visas they need by the new government, and they were able to return home to Biloela in the happiest ending they could have wanted.

'An amazing story that shows how powerful we can all be when we authentically join together.' - Claudia Karvan, actor

'This book tore my heart out and had me crying tears of anger and devastation but also hope and love.' - Susie Youssef, writer and actor

• ISBN: 9781761069680
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.10.2023
• Größe: 234 x 154 mm
• Verlag: Allen & Unwin