Tjuringa

Book excerpt: A Tjuringa, a magical Aboriginal artifact, is stolen from a sacred site. One man must use all his powers to retrieve the Tjuringa, under penalty of death. Another will fall under the spell of the Tjuringa, and may die trying to keep it. A woman will risk everything to save her brother from the catastrophic consequences of possessing the Tjuringa. A journalist will be changed by the Tjuringa and will finally come to understand how deeply a people can be linked to their land. A deadly chase through the Central Desert will become a more meaningful search for identity. Tjuringa, follow it into the heart of Australia.