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This was a play I read for my Australian literature class and it was great!

It narrates the story of an Aboriginal Australian family that live in settlements under the protection of AO Neville and is a story inspired from reality strung with fiction. It talks about the hardships in life the aborigines faced under colonial rule, their oppressive realities and the subhuman treatment meted out to them.

Davis has used the native aboriginal language of Nyoongah in the drama which is confounding for any non native reader and works beautifully as a political aspect of the play. Thankfully, for readers, there's a glossary of Nyoongah terms included at the back.

However, the play is meant to be performed rather than being read since it uses the elements of the theatrical space and language in ingenious ways and would have more jarring effects in front of an audience.

All in all, if you're interested in reading something away from the mainstream or are interested in exploring native Australian lives, this would be a good pick.