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How does Gladys resist the limits imposed on her family?
Gladys Banks is a resilient Aboriginal mother whose assurance, “It’ll be all right,” steadies Dolly and Nan as they rebuild after a flood. Practical yet ambitious, she imagines a wider future for Dolly, insisting that her daughter needs a world “bigger than just this.”