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Books That Made Us

"That Verla's self, "that true, naked selfshe had unwrapped and offered up, "the self she...

"That Verla's self, "that true, naked self
she had unwrapped and offered up, "the self she had thought
so particular, "so vividly unlike any other,
was not seen

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"That Verla's self,
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"that true, naked self she had unwrapped and offered up,
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"the self she had thought so particular,
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"so vividly unlike any other, was not seen.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:53
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 "I lost my own father at 12 year of age - Books That Made Us 00:07
"I lost my own father at 12 year of age
S01 • E02 Have a look over - Books That Made Us 00:06
Have a look over
S01 • E01 "and know what it is to be raised on lies and silences. "My dear daughter, you are presently too young - Books That Made Us 00:18
"and know what it is to be raised on lies and silences....
S01 • E02 That is the island where they kept the hard men in chains. - Books That Made Us 00:05
That is the island where they kept the hard men in chains.
S01 • E03 "Andrew was not seeking her now because he never did. - Books That Made Us 00:05
"Andrew was not seeking her now because he never did.
S01 • E02 After the mutiny has been pinned on him... - Books That Made Us 00:04
After the mutiny has been pinned on him...
S01 • E03 "In his every moment with her, his every act, - Books That Made Us 00:09
"In his every moment with her, his every act,
S01 • E02 Shocking, isn't it? And when he's abandoned - Books That Made Us 00:05
Shocking, isn't it? And when he's abandoned
S01 • E01 Such a clear perspective, such a clear attitude to it, - Books That Made Us 00:10
Such a clear perspective, such a clear attitude to it,
S01 • E03 "The mercury spreads through her, icy, unstoppable. - Books That Made Us 00:05
"The mercury spreads through her, icy, unstoppable.
S01 • E02 And then he has to free himself and drift back to Sarah Island. - Books That Made Us 00:05
And then he has to free himself and drift back to Sarah Isla...
S01 • E03 "She was an empty space to be occupied. - Books That Made Us 00:04
"She was an empty space to be occupied.
S01 • E03 "When she was gone, he would find another, - Books That Made Us 00:13
"When she was gone, he would find another,
S01 • E01 Such a clever way into the story, and so intimate. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Such a clever way into the story, and so intimate.
S01 • E02 I think I'm becoming keenly aware - Books That Made Us 00:08
I think I'm becoming keenly aware
S01 • E01 This idea of Ned Kelly as a quintessential mythic figure, - Books That Made Us 00:17
This idea of Ned Kelly as a quintessential mythic figure,
S01 • E02 And, yeah, I feel like I'm sort of getting - Books That Made Us 00:07
And, yeah, I feel like I'm sort of getting
S01 • E03 Because I haven't looked at this book for a long time, so... - Books That Made Us 00:05
Because I haven't looked at this book for a long time, ...
S01 • E03 Just that revisiting a relationship, she gave everything, - Books That Made Us 00:14
Just that revisiting a relationship, she gave everything,
S01 • E02 Almost 150 years on from Marcus Clarke's gothic tale, - Books That Made Us 00:15
Almost 150 years on from Marcus Clarke's gothic tale,