| Vendor | |
|---|---|
|
Mohrbooks Literary Agency
Sebastian Ritscher |
| Original language | |
| English | |
| Categories | |
TRIPLE HELIX
My Donor-Coneived Story
When Lauren Burns learns she is donor conceived she begins a turbulent journey to discover the identity of her biological father.
'Now you're over twenty-one and back from overseas, I've decided it's time to tell you something.'
When Lauren Burns learns she is donor conceived she begins a turbulent journey to discover the identity of her biological father. Battling out-dated legislation and a medical culture of silence, she enters a political campaign to pass world-first laws overturning decades of donor anonymity. She must also grapple with the radical rewriting of her history and sense of identity when she finally finds her biological father and discovers she's part of a well-known Australian family.
More than a memoir, Triple Helix is also a detective drama and a critical examination of the fertility industry. It will open eyes, hearts and minds to the complexities of donor-assisted conception from the other side of the crib.
Lauren Burns is an aeronautical engineer, advocate and writer. Since discovering at age twenty-one that she is donor conceived she has worked to elevate personal stories to communicate to the public and policy makers the complex issues that can arise from assisted reproductive treatment for the people created. She has appeared extensively across print, radio and television media. In 2014 her story was profiled in a two-part episode of Australian Story titled 'Searching for C11'. From 201619 Lauren was a board member of the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA).
When Lauren Burns learns she is donor conceived she begins a turbulent journey to discover the identity of her biological father. Battling out-dated legislation and a medical culture of silence, she enters a political campaign to pass world-first laws overturning decades of donor anonymity. She must also grapple with the radical rewriting of her history and sense of identity when she finally finds her biological father and discovers she's part of a well-known Australian family.
More than a memoir, Triple Helix is also a detective drama and a critical examination of the fertility industry. It will open eyes, hearts and minds to the complexities of donor-assisted conception from the other side of the crib.
Lauren Burns is an aeronautical engineer, advocate and writer. Since discovering at age twenty-one that she is donor conceived she has worked to elevate personal stories to communicate to the public and policy makers the complex issues that can arise from assisted reproductive treatment for the people created. She has appeared extensively across print, radio and television media. In 2014 her story was profiled in a two-part episode of Australian Story titled 'Searching for C11'. From 201619 Lauren was a board member of the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA).
| Available products |
|---|
|
Book
Published 2022-03-01 by UQP University of Queensland Press - St Lucia (AUS) |