{"product_id":"one-choice-too-far-9781763898004","title":"One Choice Too Far","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Choice Too Far - A Search for Identity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much do we really know about who we are?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRic is a cocky and confident young doctor in a Brisbane hospital Emergency Department. He's already kicked a lot of goals. He has a successful medical career; he plays elite level football; and he has an amazing girlfriend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, he does have one small problem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe doesn't know who he is.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd there's another thing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy are weird thoughts and images invading his mind?\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he almost kills someone, Ric decides to sort himself out. His search for answers takes him home to North Queensland. Is he the son of an Italian immigrant family? Or are those disturbing images hinting at a vastly different ancestry? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach time he discovers new information, further questions arise, and further roadblocks confront him. When he confirms his suspicion that he is adopted, he discovers disturbing secrets involving historical adoption processes, cross-cultural conflict and family shame. His perceptions about himself are challenged\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRod Davison is a retired doctor who has pondered these questions throughout his working life, much of which has been with First Nations health services. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel may be of interest to readers of Lucy Treloar's \u003cem\u003eSalt Creek\u003c\/em\u003e, Kate Grenville's \u003cem\u003eThe Secret River\u003c\/em\u003e, Andrew McGahan's \u003cem\u003eThe White Earth, \u003c\/em\u003eKelly Rimmer's \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Daughter, \u003c\/em\u003eor Melissa Lucashenko's \u003cem\u003eEdenglassie.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rod Davison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781763898004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Rod Davison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45483918131381,"sku":"9781763898004","price":22.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_927e76e5-be98-4852-b04d-4fe6733c4ea3.jpg?v=1749565812","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/one-choice-too-far-9781763898004","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}