Tell Me Why: The Story of My Life and My Music

Author(s): Roach, Archie
Binding: Hardback
Country of Origin: Australia
Pagination: 384 pages, 2 x 16pp 4 colour inserts
Dimensions (mm): 164 x 241 x 34
Weight (g): 706
Year of Publication: 2019
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9781760850166
Description: Winner of the 2021 ABIA Audiobook of the Year

A powerful memoir of a true Australian legend: stolen child, musical and lyrical genius, and leader.

Not many have lived as many lives as Archie Roach - stolen child, seeker, teenage alcoholic, lover, father, musical and lyrical genius, and leader - but it took him almost a lifetime to find out who he really was.

Roach was only two years old when he was forcibly removed from his family. Brought up by a series of foster parents until his early teens, his world imploded when he received a letter that spoke of a life he had no memory of.

In this intimate, moving, and often shocking memoir, Archie’s story is an extraordinary odyssey through love and heartbreak, family and community, survival and renewal - and the healing power of music. Overcoming enormous odds to find his story and his people, Archie voices the joy, pain, and hope he found on his path through song to become the legendary singer-songwriter and storyteller that he is today - beloved by fans worldwide.

Tell Me Why is a stunning account of resilience and the strength of spirit - and of a great love story.