The Lost Lovelies Foundation (Paperback or Softback)

"A very evocative read, thought provoking and at times confronting." – Enrica, Goodreads
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Who is Anita-Hammond Jones?

Jamie worships the ground she walks on. Helene thinks she’s the only chance of salvation for her most desperate patient. Michael, her ex-husband, knows her as someone who refuses to let go of the past. And to Martha, her loyal assistant, she’s a friend who forgave the worst mistake she ever made.

One thing is certain: Anita is a one-woman powerhouse hellbent on retribution.

When she loses her newborn son to a horrific crime, Anita sets up The Lost Lovelies Foundation, a charity with one purpose: making sure that she, and other families of victims, have the final say on whether the offender walks free.

Her grief is her power. And power corrupts.

Anita’s proposed legislation has potential human rights violations. She’s also under investigation for embezzling money. The debate on parole, sentencing and lifetime incarceration might end up tearing the Foundation to shreds.

At least she has Martha, who does what she can to shield Anita from the vitriol. But when a new love enters her life, Martha is forced to question all she holds dear. She wants to do the right thing, but nothing is ever so black and white.
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PRAISE FOR THE LOST LOVELIES FOUNDATION:

"The Lost Lovelies Foundation draws upon a long career at the periphery, and sometimes at the core, of the evolution of a whole new framework of mental health services and law reform in Victoria." – Jon Faine, the Wheeler Centre, November 2020

"A challenging read of contradictions, trauma, grief, retribution, forgiveness, humanness faced in adversity." – Ingrid, Goodreads

"The author's life experience makes The Lost Lovelies Foundation a touch of real life. Its characters are so vividly depicted that the reader is drawn in deeply and impelled to read it to the end." – John, Goodreads

"The Lost Lovelies Foundation is, in addition to being an engrossing read, a tutoring on the human impact of sentencing law, particularly that punishment should not only be appropriate to the crime but also appropriate to the individual offender." – Carmel, Goodreads

"Through well-crafted dialogue and insightful inner monologues, Beth Wilson leads readers to question their pre-conceived ideas about a shocking crime. She shines a light into the grey areas between the experience of the victim and the perpetrator." – SB, Reviewer

Beth Wilson is a public speaker, lawyer, writer, social justice and better health services advocate.