Kim Mahood's Wandering with Intent redefines the Australian frontier

  • Written by: Tony Hughes-d'Aeth, Professor, Chair of Australian Literature, The University of Western Australia
Kim Mahood's Wandering with Intent redefines the Australian frontierKiwirrkurra Community, Gibson Desert, North Australia.Wikimedia commons

Kim Mahood came to prominence with the publication of her first book, Craft for a Dry Lake (2001), which detailed her efforts to reconnect with the land of her upbringing, a cattle station in the Tanami Desert.

Her journey was triggered by the death of her father, who was killed...

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