A Child of the Dreamtime

A Child of the Dreamtime is a work of fiction about Albert, a part Aborigine boy in Australia who is adopted by a white farm laborer and his wife and raised by them on a farm in the sub-tropical part of Australia's east coast. Albert's adoptive parents are very puritanical. However, Albert grows up to experiment with sex and drugs. This novel seeks to interweave elements of spirituality and human drama into a descriptive character study. When Albert is grown, he is migrates to the United States, where he holds various jobs but later becomes unemployed and survives years of homelessness on the streets of Los Angeles. Eventually, during a trip back to Australia, Albert learns much about his Aborigine heritage and attends a secret Aborigine ceremony.