{"product_id":"letters-to-lindy-9781760620240","title":"Letters to Lindy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alana Valentine\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Currency Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Currency Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Australian \u0026amp; Oceanian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46469280989335,"sku":"9781760620240","price":1449.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781760620240.jpg?v=1766220038","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/letters-to-lindy-9781760620240","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}