▁War ▁II ▁n urs es ▁Category : W omen ▁from ▁Ré union ▁Category : He irs ▁apparent ▁who ▁never ▁acc eded ▁Category : F em ale ▁he irs ▁apparent <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Sw an ▁Book ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁novel ▁by ▁the ▁Ind igen ous ▁Australian ▁author ▁Alex is ▁Wright . ▁ ▁It ▁met ▁with ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁published , ▁and ▁was ▁short - list ed ▁for ▁Australia ' s ▁premier ▁literary ▁prize , ▁the ▁Mil es ▁Franklin ▁Award . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Introduction ▁The ▁Sw an ▁Book ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁with ▁Ab original ▁people ▁still ▁living ▁under ▁the ▁Inter vention ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁in ▁an ▁environment ▁fund ament ally ▁alter ed ▁by ▁climate ▁change . ▁ ▁It ▁follows ▁a ▁girl ▁who ▁is ▁pulled ▁from ▁a ▁tree ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁after ▁having ▁been ▁lost ▁and ▁gang - rap ed , ▁and ▁how ▁she ▁grows ▁up ▁raised ▁by ▁a ▁European ▁imm igr ant ▁and ▁seem ingly ▁gu ided ▁by ▁sw ans . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁guard ian , ▁she ▁is ▁bet ro th ed ▁to ▁a ▁boy ▁who ▁grows ▁up ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁Ind igen ous ▁President ▁of ▁Australia ▁( Pr ime ▁Minister ▁has ▁been ▁abandoned ▁in ▁this ▁future ), ▁and ▁later ▁mar ries ▁him , ▁despite ▁retain ing ▁a ▁child like ▁mind ▁even ▁as ▁an ▁adult . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁▁▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁short list ed ▁Victor ian ▁Premier ' s ▁Liter ary ▁Awards ▁— ▁Prize ▁for ▁Ind igen ous