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Book SynopsisA deadly memoir about being bold, Black and brave in work, life and love
''Sharing my story is important ... I think it is true that you don''t aspire to be what you cannot see. I would like this book to show you that you can push yourself to do things you never dreamed you would do.''
As a young Larrakia Tiwi girl Miranda Tapsell often felt like an outsider. Growing up, she looked for faces like hers on our screens. There weren''t many. And too often there was a negative narrative around First Nation lives, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women especially. As she got older, Miranda stopped expecting others would help change things and set about doing something herself. Combining her pride in her Aboriginality and passion for romantic comedies with her love of Darwin, the Tiwi Islands and the Top End, Miranda co-wrote, produced and starred in the box office hit Top End Wedding.
In this engaging memoir, Miranda shares the path she t
