In May 2023 I encourage you to read a book that tells about Australia. For the challenge I chose an audio book (in Finnish, library item) that I listened in the car driving to my new working place and back home. It is The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland. I wanted to read something that is connected to the Australian nature and this for sure was it. I loved all the descriptions about the flowers and nature. The book tells also about the domestic violence so it can be a bit stress awaking and bring up post trauma reactions. Ringland speaks about the domestic violence in a very traditional way seeing only men as active parts and women small and weak. It is important to notice also women can commit domestic violence, it is not a gender related thing. It actually happens in the book too but is not considered as violence. Still today it is very difficult to see and accept also women, especially mothers, can be cruel and violent. It is also important to notice there are so many types of domestic violence than only the physical. If you experience any forms of it you should not doubt to tell about it and ask for help. Violence is not acceptable in any forms.
