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Confronting the Past with Robyn Davidson
ROBYN DAVIDSON is an explorer and author of the international bestseller Tracks which documented her solo expedition across the Australian desert with a dog and four camels. Her memoir, Unfinished Woman, is an introspective look at early loss, love, and freedom. AKINA HANSEN writes.
Australian explorer and writer Robyn Davidson was born on a cattle station in rural Queensland. She remembers her time in the country was wild, playful and free and she ...
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