Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella

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Jack Charles has worn many hats throughout his life: actor, cat burglar, musician, heroin addict, activist, even Senior Victorian Australian of the Year. But the title he’s most proud to claim is that of Aboriginal Elder.

Stolen from his mother and placed into institutional care when he was only a few months old, Uncle Jack was raised under the government’s White Australia Policy. The loneliness and isolation he experienced during those years had a devastating impact on him that endured long after he reconnected with his Aboriginal roots and discovered his stolen identity. Even today he feels like an outsider; a loner; a fringe dweller.

In this honest and no-holds-barred memoir, Uncle Jack reveals the ‘ups and downs of this crazy, drugged up, locked up, fucked up, and at times unbelievable, life’. From his sideline as a cat burglar, battles with drug addiction and stints in prison, to gracing the nation’s stages and screens as he dazzled audiences with his big personality and acting prowess, he takes us through the most formative moments of his life.

By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella is a candid and uplifting memoir from one of Australia’s finest and most beloved actors.

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Reviewed by Marg A.
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Loved the book.

What an amazing insight into a challenging life.

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Reviewed by Theresa K.
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Jack Charles: Born again Blakfella.

This was a really good read, interesting , and very sad in parts. I will read this book again. I have always liked him as an actor ,but knowing so much more about him has really made me appreciate the man he became.

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Reviewed by Sonja F.
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Jack Charles

Light east reading with plenty of information but not… easy read and enjoyable book- what a beautiful man

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Reviewed by Susan M.
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Born-Again Blackfella

I've only just started reading it.

It's truth and there's been so little of that

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Reviewed by Jane J.
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Looks good, is a gift so not read

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