GARY LONESBOROUGH is a Yuin man, who grew up on the far South Coast of NSW as part of a large Aboriginal family. He is the author of the award-winning The Boy from the Mish and the novel Ready When You Are. His latest novel We Didn't Think It Through is a coming-of-age novel about 16-year-old Jamie Langton as he navigates the challenges of racism, family and friendship.
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The thought comes to me: This is how I die. Dally is going to lose control and crash us into a pole or a house and we will be killed on impact.
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