My Dark Brother: the Story of the Illins, a Russian-Aboriginal Family

By Elena Govor

This is the story of Leandro Illin and his family who settled in Australia in 1910 after roaming the world seeking a new home. Five years later, in the face of official opposition, Leandro married a Ngadjon Aboriginal woman, Kitty Clarke. Following her death in 1925 he raised their six children by himself in outback Queensland, struggling to eke out a living in the bush. Part biography, part history and part detective story, My Dark Brother is a fascinating book about an extraordinary family.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0868405949
• ISBN13: 9780868405940
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Newsouth Pub.
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"