Give It Breath

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Give It Breath: A Memoir of Inheritance and Intergenerational Healing</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In </span><em style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Give it Breath</em><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Ava Linderman steps into the shadows of 1870s Sydney taking up a role as a nurse at the Benevolent Asylum only to be thrust into the dark realities of Lavington House - a refuge for unwed mothers where despair and duty intertwine. As Ava uncovers the painful truths within this Home for Girls she grapples with her own past and forges a path that challenges the harsh fate imposed on the vulnerable women she seeks to protect.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This narrative continues to follow a further four generations of women who like Ava are enabled by circumstance to deal with their condition and move forward. A theme of mystery and intrigue pursues each of these characters as they search to find answers about past lives. A world of espionage and murder is at the forefront of their journey uncovered eventually by an optimism that secures for them a place in history.</span></p>