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Books That Made Us

I'd like to know why Kate Grenville wrotethis deeply confronting bookI'd like to know why...

I'd like to know why Kate Grenville wrote
this deeply confronting book
I'd like to know why Kate Grenville wrote
this deeply confronting book that sparked conversations
across Australia

Full Transcript

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I'd like to know why
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Kate Grenville wrote this deeply confronting book I'd like to know why
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Kate Grenville wrote this deeply confronting book
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that sparked conversations across Australia.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:05
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

An inspiring documentary series, presented by Claudia Karvan, that takes us on a journey to celebrate our love of books, meet our great storytellers and explore our Australian identity.
S01 • E01 That's a version of storytelling that goes, "Here's a mirror. - Books That Made Us 00:04
That's a version of storytelling that goes, "Here&...
S01 • E02 Kate, was there a moment, or an event or a thought - Books That Made Us 00:07
Kate, was there a moment, or an event or a thought
S01 • E01 "No! No! Look! Look properly!" - Books That Made Us 00:11
"No! No! Look! Look properly!"
S01 • E02 All my life, our mother had told us stories - Books That Made Us 00:14
All my life, our mother had told us stories
S01 • E03 And this woman, who was a grown-up woman with children of her own, - Books That Made Us 00:12
And this woman, who was a grown-up woman with children of he...
S01 • E01 Or, "This is It's like, "Fucking look!" - Books That Made Us 00:05
Or, "This is It's like, "Fucking look!"
S01 • E01 The novel's been translated into 22 languages across the world. - Books That Made Us 00:07
The novel's been translated into 22 languages across th...
S01 • E02 But when I went on the Reconciliation March in 2000, - Books That Made Us 00:05
But when I went on the Reconciliation March in 2000,
S01 • E01 But to understand what it reveals about our identity, - Books That Made Us 00:05
But to understand what it reveals about our identity,
S01 • E03 There was a review that said I shouldn't have talked about - Books That Made Us 00:06
There was a review that said I shouldn't have talked ab...
S01 • E03 And what was the... Where did that criticism come from? - Books That Made Us 00:04
And what was the... Where did that criticism come from?
S01 • E02 Marching for a new beginning Because I suddenly realised - Books That Made Us 00:15
Marching for a new beginning Because I suddenly realised
S01 • E01 But before I enjoy Christos Tsiolkas' company, - Books That Made Us 00:05
But before I enjoy Christos Tsiolkas' company,
S01 • E03 Maybe it's because I do write with humour - Books That Made Us 00:06
Maybe it's because I do write with humour
S01 • E03 But meeting the readers with 'Big Little Lies', - Books That Made Us 00:12
But meeting the readers with 'Big Little Lies',
S01 • E01 There was a certain time in the book where I literally just - Books That Made Us 00:06
There was a certain time in the book where I literally just
S01 • E02 I was on the Sydney Harbour Bridge with you that day - Books That Made Us 00:07
I was on the Sydney Harbour Bridge with you that day
S01 • E01 And it was just like I couldn't find - Books That Made Us 00:07
And it was just like I couldn't find
S01 • E03 Sadly, we're all too familiar with domestic violence stories, - Books That Made Us 00:10
Sadly, we're all too familiar with domestic violence st...
S01 • E01 I think everywhere, every point in my work - Books That Made Us 00:10
I think everywhere, every point in my work