Thomas F. (hardtack) - , reviewed on 11/26/2021 + 2573 more book reviews

While I had a pretty good idea early on why the babies were stolen, and I was proven right, the Who, What, When and How was fascinating to discover. I enjoy Upfield's books on Australia, as my mother was Australian and I went to the 5th grade there. As usual, the pieces don't all come together until "Bony" explains all in the end. I think this was one of the best so far in the series.

Written in 1953, the book displays the Australian "Jim Crow" laws and attitudes back then. As such, it is also interesting how Upfield has his mixed-ancestry protagonist staying in the homes of white Australians and eating at their tables. In some ways, I think he is making fun of the racial attitudes of Australians, as Mark Twain did about 19th-century white Americans in many of his books.

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