Bibliograph

A stolen life, the Bruce Trevorrow case, Antonio Buti

Type

Label

A stolen life, the Bruce Trevorrow case, Antonio Buti

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A stolen life

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Antonio Buti

Sub title

the Bruce Trevorrow case

Summary

What do you do when the institutions that were meant to protect you instead denied you your childhood? This is the true story of Bruce Trevorrow, whose pursuit of justice sparked a thirteen-year legal battle that would make Australian history. On Christmas Day 1957, Joe Trevorrow walked through the blistering South Australian heat to seek help for his sick baby boy. When relatives agreed to take Bruce to hospital, Joe was relieved - his son was in safe hands - but, within days, Bruce would be living with another family, and Joe would never see his son again. A Stolen Life traces the journey not only of Bruce himself, but also of the legal team who believed in him, the judge who empathised with his plight, and the fascinating court case that made him the only member of the Stolen Generations to take on the state and win

Target audience

adult

Classification