This is Where You Have to Go

Lynda Holden, Jo Tuscano

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Pantera Press
03 April 2024

Autobiography: general; Biography - Australian

150,000 adoptions took place in Australia between 1950 and 1975. It is estimated that one in 15 was forced. Proud Dhunghutti woman, laywer, human rights advocate and former midwife Lynda Holden tells her own heartbreaking story and of her fight for justice.

In 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.

After 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.

So 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, 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.

By: Lynda Holden, Jo Tuscano
Imprint: Pantera Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 381g
ISBN: 9780645818079
ISBN 10: 0645818070
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 03 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lynda Holden is a proud Dhungatti woman. She has worked in mental health, nursing, midwifery, human rights, law and social justice, and actively advocates for Aboriginal peoples in these disciplines. She holds qualifications in nursing and midwifery and is also a solicitor. Jo Tuscano is the co-author of Back on the Block, the story of Bill Simon, a Biripi man, member of the Stolen Generations and an inmate of the notorious Kinchella Boys Home.

Reviews for This is Where You Have to Go

'This Is Where You Have To Go ... is one woman's story but sadly one that was all too common during the second half of the 20th century.' The Daily Telegraph 'A harrowing story, sadly shared by so many young women, that led to years of trauma as Lynda searched for the baby she never wanted to part with.' The Courier Mail 'An incredible story … raw in emotion yet polished in execution … This Is Where You Have To Go is a powerful memoir … an essential read.' AU Review