The memoir also recounts Roach’s development as a voice for his people. In fact, one of the most pleasing things for me, was reading about the support he now has around him. Roach is also quick to highlight the support he has received from so many of his peers, whether they be family, friends, or musical colleagues. It’s full of Roach’s reflections and recollections of growing up in Australia as one of the Stolen Generation. Tell Me Why follows Roach’s story from Melbourne to Shepparton onto Sydney and then the world, as he goes about finding his family, and eventually meeting the love of his life, Ruby. What followed, as he vividly documents, was a painful and lengthy time till he found the peace he needed. ![]() ![]() I needed to find out who I was, who my family was”, Archie writes. He had visions of his people in the letter and he knew he was bound for more. After hanging onto this letter for a while he eventually felt a calling to find his mob. When he was a teenager he received a letter which changed everything. He could only vaguely remember a life with his real parents. Roach was taken away from his family at a young age and brought up by foster parents. Whilst it’s an abridged version, it’s no less inspirational, and contained not only his voice and story, but the stories and voices of many other Elders, as well as young people. Singer-songwriter, campaigner, and national treasure Archie Roach has re-packaged his acclaimed memoir Tell Me Why for a young adult readership.
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