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For years, Amy Thunig thought she knew all the details about the day she was born, often demanding that the story of her birth be retold. Years later, heavily pregnant with her own first child, she learns what really happened that day. It’s a tale that exemplifies many of the events of her early life, where circumstances sometimes dictated that things be slightly different from how they might seem – including what is meant by her dad being away for ‘work’ and why her legal last name differs from her family’s.
In this remarkable memoir, Amy narrates her journey through childhood and adolescence, growing up with parents who struggled with addiction and incarceration. She reveals the importance of extended family and community networks when your immediate loved ones are dealing with endemic poverty and intergenerational trauma. In recounting her experiences, she shows how the stories we tell about ourselves can help to shape and sustain us. Tell Me Again will captivate, move and inspire readers with its candour and insight.
Shortlisted, 2023 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards – The Prize for Indigenous Writing
Shortlisted, 2023 Australian Book Industry Awards – Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year
Shortlisted, 2023 Australian Book Industry Awards – The Matt Richell Award for a New Writer of the Year
Longlisted, Booktopia FAB Awards 2022
Longlisted, 2023 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award