Taboo (2017) by Kim Scott is set around Albany in the rural South-West region of Western Australia. It tells the story of a group of Aboriginal Australians who visit—some for the first time—a taboo place, the site of a 19th century massacre.

At the centre of the story is Tilly, a teenager who has only recently become aware of her Aboriginal heritage.

Tilly was fostered briefly by the Hortons when she was a baby.

Dan Horton owns a farm called Kokanarup where the massacre happened. Dan is hosting Noongar people on his farm and is thus honouring the memory of his wife who wanted the establishment of a Peace Park.

By the time Tilly returns to Kokanarup she has been made a ward of the WA state and is boarding school.