Back On Country

A compelling story with powerful characters set in the Northern Territory of Australia. Culminating on top of the sacred Gujigari Rock of the Wainanda clan ... who will lose their nerve first? 

The cast

Manggilulu: a young up and coming indigenous leader, too young to be catapulted into a position of intrigue, where his wit and passion clash with the white administrators. 
Was he guilty of the murder that he was apprehended for?
Livvy: an anthropologist, who’s canny mind links the past to the future with telling accuracy.
George Simpson: long deceased but his legacy still pull the strings.
Gray Bridges: the Communication specialist who is caught between the authority of the government department he works for, and the respect for the First Nations People he serves.
Fred Archer: Director, Liaison Unit of indigenous affairs: an indigenous puppet of the administrators or a renegade in disguise?
Bilago: a drunk, who carries the secret that can unravel the past.
Edward Blyth: Chief Minister of the Northern Territory: Imperious in his belief of aboriginal management, and that “white is right”.
Arlene: beautiful, emotional, and fragmented from a life of racialism… Will she emerge triumphant or broken?
Jambagarila: a Wainanda Elder; a traditional who follows the guidance of the ancestors and ruthlessly disciplines all who dare to break “the Lore”.

The hero who stands up for what he believes in.

Introduction by Jack Goodluck
Dedication
Characters
Pronouncing Aboriginal Characters’ Names
Prologue    –    Some years ago, as young men …
Chapter 1    –    Darwin, many years later
Chapter 2    –    Goose Island
Chapter 3    –    Mani Manggululu
Chapter 4    –    A way ahead
Chapter 5    –    The Fight
Chapter 6    –    The monster
Chapter 7    –    Help I can’t swim
Chapter 8    –    Story Time
Chapter 9    –    The Black and white bird
Chapter 10    –    The new kinoo
Chapter 11    –    Windfall
Chapter 12    –    Who is the drunk?
Chapter 13    –    Gate crasher
Chapter 14    –    Mystery tour
Chapter 15    –    An unusual man
Chapter 16    –    The Rally
Chapter 17    –     Manni takes his chance
Chapter 18    –    Understanding at last
Chapter 19    –    The murder
Chapter 20    –    Midnight swim
Chapter 21    –    Who done it?
Chapter 22    –    The Ghost
Chapter 23    –    Plans are hatched
Chapter 24    –    Gujigari Rock
Chapter 25    –    Sacred Lore
Chapter 26    –    The force the of Lore
Chapter 27    –    The Woman from the west
Chapter 28    –    Tears of joy
Chapter 29    –    Chaos in the hospital
Chapter 30    –    The end, or new beginning?
Appendix one
Appendix two
Apendix three
Simpo’s Rules for Trusted Helpers    
About Jack Goodluck (by Pat Grayson)
Acknowledgement
Glossary