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"Helen Garner’s account of the trial is a non-literary variation of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood (1966)." - Eileen Battersby, Books of the Year, Irish Times On 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.In 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 for the purpose of bearing witness to the truth, players in the extraordinary and unpredictable drama of the quest for justice. This House Of Grief is a heartbreaking and unputdownable book by one of Australia's most admired writers."As involving, heart-rending and unsettling a read as you could possibly find, a true-life account of three deaths and a trial that leaves you with a profound sense of unease as its drama unfolds, and disturbing questions abou

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Author

Helen Garner

Publisher

Picador Australia

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781921961434

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Law, Social Science, Memoir

Rating

4.01 / 5 (295 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14