Description:
A young Tasmanian woman frees an abandoned boy with a disability who was stuck in a horrific institution and two lives are saved. This deeply moving true story is about survival and redemption and what motivates us to save others.
Brief description: Annie Barrett is a creative non-fiction writer and counsellor. She facilitates writing for wellbeing groups where trusting the pen on the page is like a deep listening process. She is grateful to live and write on Bunjalung country in Northern NSW together with ocean breezes and raucous bird life.
Review Quotes:
'The story of one woman's determination and the life-changing power of kindness.' Marele Day, memoir and crime writer and author of Reckless.
'This true story is about a gentle, determined outsider who through compassion and determination to do good, restores our faith in human nature.' Sue Woolfe, author .
'Brick Walls and Broken Systems is a moving account of profound compassion in action. This is a complex and candid portrait of a woman who never took 'no' for an answer.' Sarah Armstrong, author.
'The story is visceral. I could picture everything.' Dr Stephanie Dale, award winning journalist and author.
'In a world fast forgetting what it is to live unpolished lives, Annie Barrett has woven a compelling story from the time before this. She has conjured characters to life like ghosts running through the house. All we can do is watch, our hearts in our throats.' Dr Stephanie Dale, award winning journalist and author.