{"title":"Lynda Holden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLynda Holden\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts deeply personal and evocative memoirs that explore the complexities of family, identity, and resilience. Her writing invites readers into intimate moments, revealing the strength found in vulnerability and the transformative power of memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for detail and a compassionate voice, Holden's work offers profound insights into human connection and the stories that shape us. Her memoirs resonate with authenticity, appealing to those drawn to reflective and heartfelt life narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"this-is-where-you-have-to-go-by-jo-tuscano-9780645818079","title":"This Is Where You Have To Go","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e150,000 adoptions took place in Australia between 1950 and 1975. It is estimated that one in 15 was forced.\u003c\/strong\u003e Proud Dhunghutti woman, lawyer, human rights advocate and former midwife Lynda Holden tells her own heartbreaking story and of her fight for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970, Lynda was eighteen, unmarried and pregnant when she was forced to give her baby up for adoption. She was sent by a doctor to a Catholic girls' home for unmarried mothers, and told she'd have no hope of keeping her child because she was Aboriginal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter twenty-six years, Lynda was finally able to make contact with her lost son – but the much wished for reunion didn't go well. When she looked into the adoption records, she found a web of lies – lies about her family, the baby's father, her 'consent' for the adoption – and her Indigenous heritage had been completely erased.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo began a quest for justice: Lynda took on the Catholic Church in an attempt to right the wrongs of the past. In this incredibly powerful memoir, \u003cem\u003eThis Is Where You Have To Go\u003c\/em\u003e, she sheds light on the lasting impacts of forced adoption on mothers, children and their families, and gives voice to the countless women who have been silenced for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244782301420,"sku":"9780645818079","price":41.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780645818079-this-is-where-you-have-to-go-1.jpg?v=1788013610"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/lynda-holden.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}