{"product_id":"letters-to-lindy-alana-valentine-9781760620240","title":"Letters to Lindy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The most powerful thing that has been done on my story, and the most true to what I lived through.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe court case captivated a nation. A mother accused of murdering her child, her claim \"\"that the baby was taken by a dingo\"\" denied and discredited by zealous police and a flawed legal system. The media circus, the rumours, the nation's prejudices laid bare. And in the eye of the storm: Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver three decades, from baby Azaria's death to the final coroner's report, the public's fascination with Lindy seldom waned. The National Library holds a collection of more than 20,000 letters to Lindy. From sympathy to abuse, from marriage proposals to death threats, the correspondence traverses the gamut of responses to Lindy's story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLetters to Lindy\u003c\/em\u003e draws on this correspondence and interviews with Lindy herself. It is an enthralling, revealing, and long overdue dialogue between Lindy and the nation; a portrait of the wisdom and resilience of a grieving mother. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis powerful work by award-winning playwright Alana Valentine (\u003cem\u003eLadies Day, Parramatta Girls\u003c\/em\u003e) explores the public's relationship with one of Australia's most iconic figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alana Valentine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760620246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760620240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Currency Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.39w x 0.20d","brand":"Alana Valentine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311245840639,"sku":"9781760620240","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b160e9d9-a5ad-4b32-b20a-ad7237b57b13.jpg?v=1730888947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letters-to-lindy-alana-valentine-9781760620240","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}