The experiences of Aborigines in Australia are presented in Larissa Behrendt’s emotional family saga Home. The spiritual journey tracks the abuse and dispossession of Aborigines in the twentieth century. Behrendt employs both Indigenous and European genres of story telling. She combines real and fictitious events and details to present three generations of the Boney family over the twentieth century.

Home is a political novel that conveys a political message about the tragedy that ensues from obstructions to the core values of family, independence, spirituality and belonging through prejudice, misunderstanding and the abuse of power. Behrendt’s novel provides insightful comments on the political and legal plight of Aborigines in Australia.

The summary notes for Home cover the following key aspects from the text in detail:

• Genre
• Structure
• Historical Issues
• Style
• Background Notes
• Summary
• Character Profiles
• Themes and Issues
• Sample Examination Questions
• Final Examination Tips

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