Three weeks after Christmas 2001, an ostensibly wealthy Cape Town estate agent bludgeoned his wife and three children with an axe, dowsed the bodies of his two sons and their sister with petrol, set them alight and shot himself. Shocking and brutal as it was, Tony Adlington's 'final solution' to domestic and financial problems soon became just another family murder, one of far too many that occur each year. But for Debbie Adlington, who astounded medical experts by surviving three massive blows to the head and clawed her way out of a coma, unimaginable grief and months of therapy, the events of 16 January 2002 marked the end of life as she knew it. More than three years later, Debbie found a new reason to get out of bed in the morning. Thanks to the wonder of modern medicine, she gave birth to a baby girl and was able, once again, to be a mother, to know the joy of nurturing and loving another human being. In sharing with Gerda Kruger her story of immeasurable loss and a brave new start, Debbie Adlington offers a candid and unique perspective on famicide.
As one of the few survivors of this pre-eminently South African phenomenon, she is able to chronicle the tensions, problems and behaviour that could help others to recognise possible danger signals before tragedy strikes. At the same time, Debbie's painful journey to recovery serves to inspire those who have suffered great loss, underlining the hope and reassurance that there can, indeed, be life after death, however horrendous the circumstances.
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Penguin Random House South Africa
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Höhe: 230 mm
Breite: 150 mm
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978-1-77007-003-5 (9781770070035)
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Gerda Kruger is a journalist with many years of writing experience. She has won a national competition for creative writing, and her winning story was published in Nobody ever said Aids - Stories and poems from Southern Africa planet to highlight the positive world in which we live. * The Adlington case has received a lot of publicity in newspapers and magazines over the years, and Debbie Adlington is a familiar face in You magazine and Huisgenoot. This will give the book immediate recognition and a 'captive' readership. * This book recalls the true story of Alison, the rape survivor in I Have Life, which became a runaway bestseller in South Africa. * It will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers, including women of all ages, readers of true crime stories and readers of motivational books. * This is an uplifting, inspirational story, despite the horrific events that gave rise to it.
