The Ninth Life Of A Diamond Miner: A Memoir (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Grace Tame's The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner is a searingly honest memoir from one of Australia's most courageous and consequential voices — a woman who transformed her darkest experiences into a national reckoning. Tame, the 2021 Australian of the Year, chronicles her survival of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a teacher, her battle against the suppression laws that once silenced her, and the extraordinary personal and political journey that followed. Written with unflinching clarity and raw emotional power, the narrative moves between the personal and the political, drawing on Tame's lived experience to illuminate the systemic failures that allow abuse to persist and survivors to be silenced. Far more than a survivor's account, this memoir argues boldly for structural change, demanding that institutions, governments, and communities confront uncomfortable truths. Tame's prose is as precise and uncompromising as her public advocacy — she writes not to seek sympathy, but to dismantle the myths that protect perpetrators and shame victims. Threaded throughout is a meditation on identity, resilience, and the cost of speaking out, making this essential reading for anyone who believes in justice, accountability, and the transformative power of one person's refusal to be silent. For readers who thought they knew Grace Tame's story, this memoir reveals just how much remained untold.
Author: Grace Tame
Format: Hardback
Published: 2022, Macmillan
Genre: Biography
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Grace Tame's The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner is a searingly honest memoir from one of Australia's most courageous and consequential voices — a woman who transformed her darkest experiences into a national reckoning. Tame, the 2021 Australian of the Year, chronicles her survival of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a teacher, her battle against the suppression laws that once silenced her, and the extraordinary personal and political journey that followed. Written with unflinching clarity and raw emotional power, the narrative moves between the personal and the political, drawing on Tame's lived experience to illuminate the systemic failures that allow abuse to persist and survivors to be silenced. Far more than a survivor's account, this memoir argues boldly for structural change, demanding that institutions, governments, and communities confront uncomfortable truths. Tame's prose is as precise and uncompromising as her public advocacy — she writes not to seek sympathy, but to dismantle the myths that protect perpetrators and shame victims. Threaded throughout is a meditation on identity, resilience, and the cost of speaking out, making this essential reading for anyone who believes in justice, accountability, and the transformative power of one person's refusal to be silent. For readers who thought they knew Grace Tame's story, this memoir reveals just how much remained untold.