Home

ISBN 978-1-86478-115-1

The Neap smartstudy® English text guide to Home is a valuable aid to this compelling and complex novel, which interweaves the individual stories of members of an extended Aboriginal family. Candice, a young city-based lawyer who seeks a sense of belonging and kinship, learns that her family history is scarred by the displacement, loss and grief suffered by those belonging to the Stolen Generations. However, she finds hope in the enduring strength of their Aboriginal culture and identity.

Key features:

• notes about the author/director/poet/playwright
• an overview of the historical and cultural context
• chapter/scene/story summaries
• character profiles
• analysis of themes and genres
• critical perspectives of the text
• key quotations
• focus questions in each section
• marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters
• a guide to planning and writing an essay
• sample essays with annotations
• further exam-style essay questions
• a bibliography and further reading section

$16.95

(GST Inc.)