When author Fernanda Dahlstrom was eight, her mother was incarcerated, leading her idyllic Queensland childhood to be shattered. Her latest novel The Framing spotlights Fernanda as an adult and Lawyer in the Northern Territory, as she shares her chaotic past with her partner and tells of her determination to tell the world that her mother was framed.

She joins Queer View Mirror to discuss her life and her latest biographical text, revealing how it has assisted her in coming to terms with the past.

The Framing is out now via the Melbourne University Press. More information about the novel and Fernanda Dahlstrom can be found here.