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  • The Story of an Extraordinary Adoption Reunion
  • Written by: Robert Tickner
  • Narrated by: Robert Tickner
  • Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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Publisher's Summary

Ten Doors Down is the deeply moving story of a federal minister’s remarkable reunion with his birth parents.

Robert Tickner had always known he was adopted but had rarely felt much curiosity about his origins. Serving in the Hawke and Keating governments, he held the portfolio of minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs, and while there he was instrumental in instigating the national inquiry into the Stolen Generations.

When, in his 40s, Robert at last turned his attention to the question of his own birth, he had some sense of the potentially life-changing course that lay ahead of him. But he could not have anticipated learning of the exceptional nature of the woman who had brought him into the world, the deep scars that his forced adoption had left on her or the astonishing series of coincidences that had already linked their lives. And this was only the first half of a story that was to lead to a reunion with his birth father and siblings.

This deeply moving memoir is a testament to the significance of all forms of family in shaping us - and to the potential for love to heal great harm.
©2020 Robert Tickner (P)2021 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
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What the critics say

"Tickner's sensitive portrayal of the woman at the heart of his story is a powerful refutation of an inhuman system that doomed generations of single mothers (described as 'of low intelligence if not actually retarded' by doctors) and their children (the so-called 'clean slates') to the unimaginable misery of forced adoptions." (Julia Taylor, Books+Publishing)

"Ten Doors Down is an emotional and deeply personal story, and Tickner's insights into family are moving and uplifting." (Georgia Brough, ArtsHub)

"Optimistic and uplifting...a moving story, and told with economy and great focus." (Debra Adelaide, The Age)

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This is such a comprehensive and well told story.

I loved listening to this story. Robert tells his story with frankness, honesty and tremendous compassion and gratitude for his family members. I’m not Australian so I also loved the context and political and social history Robert provided as a backdrop to telling his adoption story.

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