Paper Sparrow

Paper Sparrow: A Novel of Fragility, Resilience, and The Silenced Generation. We are all part paper, part sparrow—fragile and layered, yearning to break the bonds of the past and soar above the origins of personal or family secrets that sentence us to silence. There is a profound duality in a paper sparrow: an exquisite form folded from a page that conceals a painful truth. It is vulnerable to the crush of a cruel hand, yet in its creation lies a testament to faith—the belief that a form so delicate can take flight. My novel, Paper Sparrow, is an exploration of this fragile duality. It unearths the shameful, long-buried truths of a government-sanctioned program of identity theft and systemic abuse inflicted upon thousands of women and children in post-war Australia (1945-1948). This is a story of resilience and self-discovery, celebrating the indomitable triumph of the human spirit. It is a narrative that compels readers to reflect, to feel deeply, and to embrace radical empath...