No Church In The Wild
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Five years after violence erupted between young migrants and local police in Melbourne's inner west, a police-led trip to hike the Kokoda Trail seeks to rebuild trust. But fresh allegations of racial profiling have the community on a knife edge.
For wannabe rapper Ali, pride is hard to come by in the commission towers, where friends fill the gaps left by a family secret.
Classmate Tyler's anger - at his broken home, and a world that denies his dreams - is close to ignition.
With her life in disarray, young and idealistic teacher Anna defies a school system that's failing her students.
And Paul, a cop new to the beat, quickly realises it'll take more than community policing to fix relations with local youth.
From the vial-studded stairs of the inner-city high-rises to the mud-sucking jungle of Kokoda, No Church in the Wild is a fierce interrogation of contemporary Australian society and the prejudices that still underpin it.
For wannabe rapper Ali, pride is hard to come by in the commission towers, where friends fill the gaps left by a family secret.
Classmate Tyler's anger - at his broken home, and a world that denies his dreams - is close to ignition.
With her life in disarray, young and idealistic teacher Anna defies a school system that's failing her students.
And Paul, a cop new to the beat, quickly realises it'll take more than community policing to fix relations with local youth.
From the vial-studded stairs of the inner-city high-rises to the mud-sucking jungle of Kokoda, No Church in the Wild is a fierce interrogation of contemporary Australian society and the prejudices that still underpin it.
ISBN: 9781761263170
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 26 March 2024
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 373