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'Chrissie and Anthony Foster were like any other young family, raising their three daughters in suburban Melbourne with what they hoped were the right values. Chrissie could not have known that the stranger-danger she feared actually lurked in the presbytery attached to the girls' Catholic primary school. Father Kevin O'Donnell, a long-term paedophile, lived and worked there.
'Two of their young daughters became victims of O'Donnell. And once the truth was revealed, the Fosters began a battle to find out how this could have happened. The Church offered silence, lies, denials and threats. Meanwhile, their daughters tried to piece together their fractured lives.
'This is the chilling true story that made national and international headlines. Chrissie Foster's heartbreaking account of her family's suffering, and their determination to stand up for themselves against the might of the Catholic Church, is testament to the strength of a mother's love, and the resilience of the human spirit.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Pick of the Week
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 October 2010; (p. 39)
— Review of Hell on the Way to Heaven 2010 single work autobiography -
Memoir
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 September 2010; (p. 7)
— Review of Hell on the Way to Heaven 2010 single work autobiography -
Harrowing Tale of Misplaced Trust
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 September 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of Hell on the Way to Heaven 2010 single work autobiography -
Sins of Silence
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 5 September 2010; (p. 17)
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Harrowing Tale of Misplaced Trust
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 September 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of Hell on the Way to Heaven 2010 single work autobiography -
Memoir
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 September 2010; (p. 7)
— Review of Hell on the Way to Heaven 2010 single work autobiography -
Pick of the Week
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 October 2010; (p. 39)
— Review of Hell on the Way to Heaven 2010 single work autobiography -
Sins of Silence
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 5 September 2010; (p. 17)
- Oakleigh, Murrumbeena - Oakleigh - Springvale area, Melbourne South East, Melbourne, Victoria,
- Oakleigh, Murrumbeena - Oakleigh - Springvale area, Melbourne South East, Melbourne, Victoria,
- Melbourne, Victoria,
- ca. 1980-2009