GRACE: Book 2 The Dreaming Series
DRAMA FAMILY HISTORICAL FICTION YOUNG ADULT ROMANCE
1960s & '70s,1980s & '90s
Jan Reid
Logline
The story of a part Indigenous Australian woman, confronted with accepting or rejecting her aboriginality amidst a backdrop of racial tension.
Genre
Drama,Family,Historical Fiction,Young Adult,Romance
Short Summary
Grace Taylor discovered on her tenth birthday that she was not only adopted but the daughter of a part-aboriginal woman. She had felt lost and unloved ever since. However, following clues, she writes to someone seeking further information to discover the respondent is her biological mother, Mary.
Grace finally accepts her aboriginality, thanks to Mary's teachings, and that Dan loves her for who she is, despite what her rival, white Australian girl, Jasmine, does. Later she receives a huge inheritance bequeathed to her from her paternal white grandmother as she is her only grandchild.
Setting
The Central West, NSW, Australia.
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Internal Journey/Rebirth
Plot - Other Elements
Happy Ending,Meaningful Message,Philosophical Questions,Twist
Mature Audience Themes
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Main Character Details
Name: Grace Taylor
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Heroic,Insecure,Modest,Romantic,Lone Wolf
Additional Character Details
Name: Daniel (Dan) Matthews
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Charming,Confident,Faithful,Gracious,Educated,Honorable,Romantic,Masculine
Additional Character Details
Name: Mary Rutherford
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Role: mentor
Key Traits: Gracious,Honorable,Strong Moral Code,Engaging
Additional Character Details
Name: Jasmine Healy
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Role: antagonist
Key Traits: Badass,Manipulative,Unapologetic,Seductive
Development Pitch
Grace: Book 2 The Dreaming Series, focusses on an adopted part-aboriginal woman’s journey in finding her biological mother and learning to accept her aboriginality. It is also a love story which presents the challenges she must overcome in respect of racial discrimination. Grace finds her mother through her own efforts and learns to be proud of her heritage due to her mother’s mentoring. Through her personal growth, she eventually accepts the love offered to her by the love of her life. Finally, she receives a huge inheritance bequeathed to her from her paternal grandmother, who is the mother of the white man who raped her mother, from which Grace was conceived. Against the backdrop of the land which once belonged to the largest indigenous nation of New South Wales, and stories of their culture, carefully researched and authenticated by a Wiradjuri elder, this story, inclusive or not of book 1 (Deep Water Tears), & 3 (Barons Reach), compiling The Dreaming Series, would make a compelling movie or television mini-series, for those interested in the history, indigenous culture and racism of Australia.