JOHNS, Andrea

Jun 23, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Autobiography, Memoir, South Australia

ISBN 978-1-922337-58-0
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Like a Dandelion in the Wind

Andrea endured many hardships in her life while travelling around Australia with her lovable rascal of a father. She was taught cunningness, survival, love, gambling, hunting and fishing, unlike any education you get from sitting in a classroom. Taken out of school at 13, married at 16 and a mother at 17. War and a traumatic birth of her second child only made her stronger. Evacuated to London, she spent two harrowing years trying to return to her beloved Australia. Once back, she fought the biggest battle of her life, saving her children from an evil spirit.

Her limited education would not deter her from documenting her life’s journey.

These are her own words, based on her memories. Any reference to anyone passed or living is purely coincidental.

GRAHAM, Felicity

Jun 10, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Autobiography, Self-help \ Personal Development

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ISBN 978-1-922337-85-6
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ISBN 978-1-922337-51-1
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Not Held Down

The long and hard, but meaningful, journey of writing Not Held Down started because Felicity Graham wanted to share her experience in the foster care system.

This is her story.

“Every knock that the system threw at me I thought would break me; I didn’t think I would survive. I found the strength to make it through. I realised that I did not ever want someone going through the pain I had gone through. I didn’t want any kid to ever blame themselves for something that they had no control over. I had seen friends and family changed by the system because it was easier to let it break them than to rise above it. I want to advocate for the next generation of foster kids. This book was written to help others in care to find their strength and not feel silenced or alone.”

BALMFORTH, Judy

Mar 23, 2020 | *listed, Autobiography, Tasmania

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ISBN 978-0-6482394-1-3
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Not Named

Adoption. The ideal solution for unwanted babies given to new parents, without question, to ensure happy-ever-after.

This is an urban myth.

The myth persists because of the supposed success of adoptions in Tasmania since 1920. There has always been a market for babies to be given to loving white, Christian, married couples to adopt. Government legislation has always supported this practice for various reasons. So has society supported adoption in the assumption that all ‘unmarried mothers’ were not fit mothers.

This story is of one individual
who has dared to question her
own adoption.

About the Author

I was adopted in 1948. I have spent 40 adult years learning how shocking many adoption
practices were in Tasmania. My journey led me to make a very strong stand and to have my adoption dissolved – in the Children’s Court of Tasmania.

I cannot un-know what I have experienced. This book is my contribution to dispel the urban myth.