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'Set within the explosive cultural shifts of the 1960s and 1980s, Becoming Kirrali Lewis chronicles the journey of a young Aboriginal teenager as she leaves her home town in rural Victoria to take on a law degree in Melbourne in 1985. Adopted at birth by a white family, Kirrali doesn't question her cultural roots until a series of life-changing events force her to face up to her true identity.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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  • Dedication: With fierce love to my daughters, Savannah and Nove, and to Dominic, my partner in everything.

    And to Peter Seidel, You helped me and I haven't forgotten.

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y separately published work icon Jane Harrison on ‘Becoming Kirrali Lewis’ Astrid Edwards (interviewer), Melbourne : Bad Producer Productions , 2020 23454707 2020 single work podcast interview

'Jane Harrison, a descendant of the Muruwari people of NSW, is a playwright, novelist, and the Festival Director of Blak & Bright, the First Nations Literary Festival based in Melbourne.

'Her novel Becoming Kirrali Lewis won the 2014 Black&Write! Prize, and was shortlisted for the Prime Minster’s Literary Awards and the Victorian Premier’s Awards.

'In terms of her works for the stage, Stolen, her first play, was the co-winner of the Kate Challis RAKA Award and has been performed throughout Australia as well as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Japan. She has also written The VisitorsRainbow’s EndOn A Park Bench and Blakvelvet.' (Production introduction)

[Review] Becoming Kirrali Lewis Katharine England , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 November 2015; (p. 27)

— Review of Becoming Kirrali Lewis Jane Harrison , 2015 single work novel
Mike Shuttleworth Reviews 'Becoming Kirrali Lewis' by Jane Harrison Mike Shuttleworth , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 376 2015; (p. 61)

— Review of Becoming Kirrali Lewis Jane Harrison , 2015 single work novel
The Ties That Bind – And Separate Dianne Dempsey , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 July 2015; (p. 30) The Age , 25 July 2015; (p. 38)

— Review of Becoming Kirrali Lewis Jane Harrison , 2015 single work novel
Playwright Becomes a Novelist Rudi Maxwell , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 1 July no. 604 2015; (p. 65)

— Review of Becoming Kirrali Lewis Jane Harrison , 2015 single work novel
'...writer Jane Harrison, best known for her award-winning play Stolen about the Stolen Generation, has just released her first novel, Becoming Kirrali Lewis...'
The Sum of Us Sally Browne , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 July 2015; (p. 1916)

— Review of Becoming Kirrali Lewis Jane Harrison , 2015 single work novel
'Confronting stereotypes about who we all are is what makes Jane Harrison tick...'
Playwright Becomes a Novelist Rudi Maxwell , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 1 July no. 604 2015; (p. 65)

— Review of Becoming Kirrali Lewis Jane Harrison , 2015 single work novel
'...writer Jane Harrison, best known for her award-winning play Stolen about the Stolen Generation, has just released her first novel, Becoming Kirrali Lewis...'
The Ties That Bind – And Separate Dianne Dempsey , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 July 2015; (p. 30) The Age , 25 July 2015; (p. 38)

— Review of Becoming Kirrali Lewis Jane Harrison , 2015 single work novel
Mike Shuttleworth Reviews 'Becoming Kirrali Lewis' by Jane Harrison Mike Shuttleworth , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 376 2015; (p. 61)

— Review of Becoming Kirrali Lewis Jane Harrison , 2015 single work novel
[Review] Becoming Kirrali Lewis Katharine England , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 November 2015; (p. 27)

— Review of Becoming Kirrali Lewis Jane Harrison , 2015 single work novel
y separately published work icon Jane Harrison on ‘Becoming Kirrali Lewis’ Astrid Edwards (interviewer), Melbourne : Bad Producer Productions , 2020 23454707 2020 single work podcast interview

'Jane Harrison, a descendant of the Muruwari people of NSW, is a playwright, novelist, and the Festival Director of Blak & Bright, the First Nations Literary Festival based in Melbourne.

'Her novel Becoming Kirrali Lewis won the 2014 Black&Write! Prize, and was shortlisted for the Prime Minster’s Literary Awards and the Victorian Premier’s Awards.

'In terms of her works for the stage, Stolen, her first play, was the co-winner of the Kate Challis RAKA Award and has been performed throughout Australia as well as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Japan. She has also written The VisitorsRainbow’s EndOn A Park Bench and Blakvelvet.' (Production introduction)

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