ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The work of Gary Foley and John Maynard provided invaluable insights into the political background to the Tent Embassy and its lasting legacy. So did the many conversations I had with my father, talks that shaped my politics and my understanding of our history.

Extract on p. 49 from Kevin Gilbert, ‘Because a White Man will Never Do It’ reproduced with kind permission from his daughter Kerry Reed-Gilbert.

Christopher Hitchens’s Letters to a Young Contrarian, Michael Dirda’s Book by Book and Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer were inspirations during the writing of this story.

Thank you to Madonna Duffy and Janet Hutchinson, Elyce Newton, Geoff Scott and my mother, Raema Behrendt.