Fellow blogger and musician, Lavinia Ross of Salmon Brook Farms in Oregon, read my memoir earlier this year and gave me some wonderful feedback. She has now gone on to post a five-star review on Amazon. A gripping memoir from Australian writer Gwen WilsonSet in Australia back in the day when women had far fewer rights and … Continue reading Two US Reviews of I Belong to No One lead me to further thoughts on adoption…
Closed Adoptions
Adoption – Our voices, our stories
There was a time in Australian society when it was common practice to remove babies at birth from unmarried mothers and give them to childless married couples to raise as their own. Until the mid-1970s, and in some cases into the 80s, it was a popular solution to the twin societal problems of single mothers … Continue reading Adoption – Our voices, our stories
The Reluctant Retiree 