Stan Grant is an Australian journalist who has worked for many Australian and international TV networks. He identifies as Wiradjuri, and was brought up in a rural community, and suffered poverty and racism in childhood. This book is a meditation on race, identity and history, it is at times angry, passionate, personal and honest. He may not have all the answers, but his perspective is unique, and he asks if Australia is the country that Australians want it to be, and can it be better at comforting its past. It's a powerful book, and although we in New Zealand can tell ourselves that we are further along this road than Australia, it's still a cautionary tale.