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Laura La Rosa Laura La Rosa i(18762141 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Dharug
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1 Anita Heiss, Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray Laura La Rosa , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 22-28 May 2021;
— Review of Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray Anita Heiss , 2021 single work novel

'Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray begins in Gundagai in 1852. It is the story of Wagadhaany, a young Wiradyuri woman who is coming of age when a great flood devastates her homeland and community. After the flood, Wagadhaany is taken to Wagga Wagga by a white family who appoint her as their servant under the colonial system. Her family is distraught at her departure but are threatened with the Master and Servant Act should they refuse.' (Introduction)
1 Ugliness and Beauty : Karen Wyld’s Poignant New Novel Laura La Rosa , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 429 2021; (p. 40)
— Review of Where the Fruit Falls Karen Wyld , 2020 single work novel 'Set in colonial Australia in the 1960s and 1970s, Karen Wyld’s new novel Where the Fruit Falls examines the depths of Black matriarchal fortitude over four generations. Across the continent, Black resistance simmers. First Nations people navigate continued genocide and displacement, with families torn apart by the state. Where the Fruit Falls focuses on the residual effects and implications of such realities, though it presents a quieter narrative: one of apple trees, wise Aunties, guiding grandmothers, and settlers both malicious and kind-hearted.' (Introduction)
1 Looking up and Falling Down Laura La Rosa , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , June vol. 79 no. 2 2020; (p. 213-216)
— Review of Snakes and Ladders : A Memoir Angela J. Williams , 2020 single work autobiography 'Power is inflicted and fortified at every social rim, forcing an exhausting battle on those on the back foot. Some will get out. Others will get by. The fight will feel futile at times, with small triumphs along the way. Most will continue to rise each day, thrust among the systemic tide, putting one foot in front of the other.' (Introduction)
1 form Melbourne Women in Film Festival Critics Lab Tiia Kelly , Laura La Rosa , Natalie Williams , Chloe Wong , 2020 single work film/TV
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , February 2020;
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