{"product_id":"shades-of-me-my-many-lives-through-many-dreamings-9781925946529","title":"Shades of Me: My Many Lives Through Many Dreamings","description":"\u003cb\u003eMelinda Brown (Ngunnawal woman) shares the story of discovering her heritage and how the journey to understand her culture gave her the strength to find her place in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMel Brown is an Australian Aboriginal Ngunnawal woman. This is her story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up white, Mel always felt that there was another shade to her soul. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite an early life marred by moments of sheer despair and the agony of domestic violence, somehow Mel found the strength to survive. Then, as a young mother, she unlocked her ancestry's secrets without realising the challenges that came with identifying as Aboriginal in Australia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShades of Me\u003c\/i\u003e follows Mel's journey as she redefines who she is and how she sees her place in the world. As Aboriginal families are being torn apart, this is a story of one woman's fight to keep them together - one family at a time. And in helping others, finds her true path in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMel's memoir is not just one of black or white or even a single shade in between: as she has discovered in her work for the community, everyone's story is different; hers is simply \u003ci\u003eShades of Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gelding Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925946529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs","brand":"Mel Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273809096885,"sku":"9781925946529","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_69b6436c-69d4-4293-8b96-9ff219fd44bb.jpg?v=1718082648","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shades-of-me-my-many-lives-through-many-dreamings-9781925946529","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}