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One Hundred Years of Dirt

By: Rick Morton
Narrated by: Rick Morton
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Social mobility is not a train you get to board after you've scraped together enough for the ticket. You have to build the whole bloody engine, with nothing but a spoon and hand-me-down psychological distress.

Violence, treachery and cruelty run through the generational veins of Rick Morton's family. A horrific accident thrusts his mother and siblings into a world impossible for them to navigate, a life of poverty and drug addiction. One Hundred Years of Dirt is an unflinching memoir in which the mother is a hero who is never rewarded. It is a meditation on the anger, fear of others and an obsession with real and imagined borders. Yet it is also a testimony to the strength of familial love and endurance.

2019, Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) Biography of the Year, Long-listed

2019, Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year, Long-listed

©2018 Rick Morton (P)2019 Bolinda Publishing Art & Literature Journalists, Editors & Publishers Inspiring

Critic reviews

'I think it's terrific and I was very moved by it.' (Tim Winton)
'One Hundred Years of Dirt had me spellbound from the get-go. Morton is a crack storyteller and his words and stories are infused with genuine compassion. It's a magnificent book, the clarity of it is inspiring.' (Christos Tsiolkas, award-winning author of The Slap)
'... a compelling family saga, cataloguing violence and aggression stretching across generations.' (The Sydney Morning Herald)
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This may be Rick Morton and his family’s generational story, but I have little doubt that much of what is shared here will resonate with others, albeit in different ways. I found myself immersed, saddened, frustrated, overwhelmed, laughing out loud, and hopeful. One Hundred Years of Dirt excavates many truths, and places them so beautifully and without sentiment in print.

Remarkable excavation of a harsh landscape

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