This collection of stories from across the globe reveal beautifully written stories, each searching to find where they belong. Their experiences are vast and range from riding the rapids of the Grand Canyon, to living in a remote village of Tibet, to being confronted with sadness and loss, to being a member of the Stolen Generation. As these stories show, the search for belonging brings us home to place, people, love, culture and spirit:
Aboriginal teacher and traditional custodian of Uluru, Uncle Bob Randall recounts his story of being taken from his family and home, and how belonging is the birth right of all living things.
Leading environmental writer Mark Tredinnick describes his love of home, family and land, and the mindfulness required to be responsible for that belonging.
Banafsheh Serov, an immigrant from Iran, tells the story of her family's heroic escape through Turkey and about their struggle to create new roots in Australia.
Editor Kali Wendorf remembers how belonging first touched her through a profound childhood experience with the ancient Oromo people of Ethiopia.
In a fast-paced, throwaway society, Stories of Belonging aims to restore the dignity of love for family and clan, of love of place and planet, of love of longing and yearning.
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