Description

“The Shangri-la Collection”, first published as four books, tells the story of four generations of the Fielding family. Max Fielding, the patriarch pastoralist, married an Aboriginal girl. His grandson, who dreams of a career as an artist, goes to the Northern Territory seeking to learn more of his veiled Aboriginal heritage. He meets an ambitious Aboriginal girl, studying to become a lawyer, and together they experience the challenges of integrating the two cultures.

This easily read, accessible story presents aspects of Aboriginal history not widely known, and confronts the reality of an ancient people attempting to live in contemporary Australian society.