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This is the story of an old Queenslander house that was saved and relocated to the village of Stratford, Cairns, Far North Queensland.
It was lovingly restored to thrive in this village.
The characters in the book are based on the residents of a vibrant community with a strong sense of place, a theme dear to writer, artist and academic Dr Sasi Victoire’s heart.
As a child, growing up in Malaysia, oral narratives were part of everyday life for Sasi . She spend most afternoons trading massages for stories with her maternal grandmother. While the other grown ups were resting, she looked forward to her special time immersed in the land of legends and fables of the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Now, a recent grandmother herself, she is aware, with the death of her grandmother, of the need to record our intangible heritage for future generations. Developed with the assistance of the Q150 and a Regional Art Development Funding grant, her children's book, Moving House explores and celebrate Cairns as a sense of place.
The beautiful graphic illustration of this paperback edition book brings to life a vivid tropical North Queensland and her characters.
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