The Happiest Refugee: My Journey from Tragedy to Comedy by Anh Do

The Happiest Refugee: My Journey from Tragedy to Comedy by Anh DoThe laugh out loud, reach for your hanky story of one of Australia's best loved comedians. Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. But nothing not murderous pirates, nor the imminent threat of death by hunger, disease or dehydration as they drifted for days could quench their desire to make a better life in a country where

he wonders whether they are even related

fled Afghanistan with their young children in 1985

regional NGOs

a warrior returns to save China from invasion by her jealous ex

} A verse novel that centres around the impact of colonisation in mid-north South Australia around 1880

Out 29 March 2022 - pre-order your copy

How can he fight this betrayal

striving to provide a stable and nurturing environment for her children

Mackerel Dempsey

they do it well

Informed by interviews with more than 100 people under 40 - from transgender Aboriginal sistagirls in the Tiwi Islands to conservative Catholics living in Sydney - this book explores the hopes

is looming