BOOK INFORMATION
Recommended retail price:
AUD$29.99
Series: Referendum Series
Edition: First edition
Format & ISBN: trade paperback (ISBN 9780648932802), eBook (ISBN 9780648932826) & hardcover (ISBN 9780648932819)
Published: November 2020
Genre: Fiction, Australian, Thriller/suspense, Crime, Political/legal thriller, Politics and government
Pages: 308
First Nations have never ceded sovereignty.
Revolution is all she has left. Nellie Millergoorra wants her culture and country back, and will do whatever it takes to get it back including the ultimate sacrifice. When government peace talks stop, revolution begins.
Drawing on his insider experiences as a federal member of parliament and national industry leader, and researched current issues, Richard Evans has created explosive believable stories using compelling characters and page-turning plots.
What readers are saying about FORGOTTEN PEOPLE:
As well as being a ripping good yarn, Evans charts the course for establishing a homeland state for Australia’s First Nations. Compulsive reading. – Amazon
In this book, Evans brings to light the troubles that we all tend to ignore, and will have you thinking “what would I do to save my family and my heritage?” – BJ’s Book Blog
So good to have a protagonist that breaks the mould like Miller does. And such an original story! Makes me think about what great changes might be possible. – Amazon
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THE STORY
Australian First Nations want their country, culture and community back.
Independence was never ceded, and she will do whatever it takes to get it back, including the ultimate sacrifice.
Should a government be obliged to negotiate a treaty with First Nations, ending decades of discrimination and disrespect for the Forgotten People, or will it defeat the revolutionaries fighting for justice in this gripping Australian political thriller?
Revolutionary leader, Nellie Millergoorra, campaigns for an Aboriginal homeland to preserve Indigenous culture. She advocates the prohibition of mining in Arnhem Land using a United Nations declaration to convince a disrespectful government to sign a treaty.
Nellie will do whatever it takes to finally gain independence and end government regulation over her people.
When government peace talks stop, revolution begins.
When there is no agreement, she recruits mercenary special forces to inflame community chaos establishing an explosive aboriginal revolutionary movement.
Using high-tech intervention, the mercenaries destablise the national energy grid starting a fanatical revolution with chaos on the streets. Their secret intent is to embezzle money when security systems are disabled.
A contemptuous government is forced to the negotiation table to agree on a peace agreement putting an end to the escalating hostile revolution. Millergoorra wants more and demands sovereignty for First Nations, proclaiming a partitioned homeland is non-negotiable.
Millergoora wants more and demands sovereignty for First Nations, proclaiming a partitioned homeland is non-negotiable.
In a surprising confrontation with a reluctant prime minister, who is threatened with an ultimatum he can’t ignore, Millergoorra negotiates a treaty whilst facing her own battle for survival.
FORGOTTEN PEOPLE is gripping political thriller featuring surprising plot twists, compelling characters, and a formidable female heroine. If you like fast paced, page-turning thrillers then Richard Evans’ third book will not disappoint you.
Read FORGOTTEN PEOPLE today and join the revolution.
THE REFERENDUM SERIES
FORGOTTEN PEOPLE is the first stand-alone political thriller in the Referendum Series where each book focuses on contemporary issues confounding the Australian public which are sent to referendum to approve amending the Australian Constitution.
Other titles in this series:
IN THE MEDIA
22 August 2021, Book Reader Magazine: Featured author Richard Evans
6 July 2021, 852 Press: NAIDOC Week, Heal Country, heal our nation
26 May 2021, 852 Press: Are Australians really sorry? Or do they just pay homage?
18 March 2021, 852 Press: Aboriginal sovereignty has never been ceded – is it time to rethink government policy?
18 March 2021, 852 Press: Former Federal MP releases Australian political thriller on Aboriginal sovereignty