The Man From the Sunrise Side by A. M. Chalarimeri

On Monday 17th 1944 more Kwinis arrived, amongst them Tjalarimeri, nursing a baby girl, and a boy of five. Having lost one of his two wives, who was the mother of the children, he did not know how to feed the baby girl. The little girl was no more than a skeleton. Her brother Mungala, who is about 6 years old, is more wild than can be imagined. The father seldom came to the mission with the family.
Kalumburu War Diary.
Fr Eugene Perez O.S.B.

The "wild" six year old was Ambrose Mungala Chalarimeri, born in Kwini country some 60 years ago. His life story is a fascinating account of a people and region that have experienced upheaval and change on a monumental scale. In these pages the reader will gain an insight into the lives, culture and customs of the people who inhabit "this other Eden." Told with candour and in Ambrose's own classic words The Man from the Sunrise Side is a wonderful way to understand Aboriginal Australia,