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The family Law

by Benjamin Law

Blending humour and candour, this collection of linked autobiographical stories explores the experience of growing up in an eccentric Chinese-Australian family. It is the basis for the major SBS television series.

Accession 14838 ISBN 9781863957953 Publisher Black Inc.
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