Beneath the Skin

Kaja finds her grandmother dead in an armchair: she has taken her own life. What dreadful secret had she borne and could no longer live with? Kaja sets out on a journey of discovery into her grandmother's life as a missionary among Australia's aborigenes - and uncovers the grave injustice that was committed against the native people when the authorities forced their children to attend mission schools to become civilized'. When Kaja finally understands the guilt her grandmother must have felt, she realizes what she herself must do.

First published: 1999, Aschehoug Children and Young Adults

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