{"product_id":"this-house-of-grief-the-story-of-a-murder-trial","title":"This House of Grief The Story of a Murder Trial","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Dua Lipa Book Club Pick: 'I couldn’t put it down.’ Dua Lipa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003eWinner, Best True Crime, Ned Kelly Awards, 2015\u003cbr\u003eWinner, Western Australian Premier’s Book Award, 2016\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted, Indie Book Awards 2015\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted, NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction 2015\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted, Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction, 2015\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted, Stella Prize, 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnyone can see the place where the children died. You take the Princes Highway past Geelong, and keep going west in the direction of Colac. Late in August 2006, soon after I had watched a magistrate commit Robert Farquharson to stand trial before a jury on three charges of murder, I headed out that way on a Sunday morning, across the great volcanic plain.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the evening of 4 September 2005, Father’s Day, Robert Farquharson, a separated husband, was driving his three sons home to their mother, Cindy, when his car left the road and plunged into a dam. The boys, aged ten, seven and two, drowned. Was this an act of revenge or a tragic accident? The court case became Helen Garner’s obsession. She followed it on its protracted course until the final verdict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this utterly compelling book, Helen Garner tells the story of a man and his broken life. She presents the theatre of the courtroom with its actors and audience – all gathered to witness to the truth – players in the extraordinary and unpredictable drama of the quest for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis House of Grief \u003c\/i\u003eis a heartbreaking and unputdownable book by one of Australia’s most admired writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47413290696953,"sku":"9781925240689","price":23.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4535\/6025\/files\/12732223482873.jpg?v=1770847898","url":"https:\/\/www.atticusbooksandart.com.au\/products\/this-house-of-grief-the-story-of-a-murder-trial","provider":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}