{"product_id":"lifting-the-lid-karen-a-ingram-9780648892007","title":"Lifting the Lid: A memoir born of adoption","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLifting the Lid - a memoir born of adoption\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling story told by a distinctive voice with heart and humour about identity, belonging and a woman's search for her biological truth. It is an exploration by the author, as an adopted baby girl, growing up in Newcastle, Australia in the 1970s and 1980s - of assimilating and clashing with culture, gender and societal norms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone connected to adoption or interested in family history and Australia's social landscape from the mid-twentieth century to the present will love this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLifting the Lid \u003c\/em\u003eexplores identity through the author's experience as the product of a sexual encounter between a 'fine' protestant girl and a migrant Italian Catholic musician in the mid-sixties, traversing uncharted territory where truth and secrets live in parallel across Newcastle, Sydney, Tasmania and Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing pains from childhood to adolescence and the coming of age towards adulthood are vividly described through imagery of dreams and references to pop culture as the inner workings of a developing mind unfolds as the author searches for her place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniquely Australian, yet universal in thought, this memoir illustrates how identity is linked to heritage and the fallout from denial of the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen A. Ingram\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 064889200X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648892007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ojoy Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.65d","brand":"Karen A. Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982632255743,"sku":"9780648892007","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c216b353-62a1-4ce5-bf89-d83abb0f884e.jpg?v=1683262228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lifting-the-lid-karen-a-ingram-9780648892007","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}