Synopsis
At age seven, Graham Rundle was taken by his father for a ‘holiday’ to Eden Park, a Salvation Army boys’ home outside Adelaide. As soon as his father left, Graham was given old clothes to wear and told from now on he was known as ‘44’. The book vividly portrays what happened to Graham over the following eight years, from 1959 until 1968, living in fear of sexual abuse by the people who were supposed to care for him.
This extraordinary book contrasts the dark moments of unbelievable depravity with some of the sweetest and most innocent acts of kindness. As well as portraying life in the home, Graham writes of his taste of freedom at high school and at Indigenous camps at the Coorong, and of his time spent with his beloved, lifesaving Nana.
An extraordinary tale of resilience, determination and humour.
A ten-year legal battle resulted in a long jail sentence for one of the abusers.
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A Tale Of Survival
Seller: The Little Shop of Books, Cootamundra, NSW, Australia
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 44: A Tale of Survival is a harrowing autobiographical memoir recounting Graham Rundle's childhood incarceration in the Salvation Army's Eden Park Boys' Home near Adelaide. At the age of seven, Rundle was left at the institution under the pretence of a holiday and stripped of his identity, known only by the number "44". The book documents eight years of institutional abuse, neglect, and psychological trauma, alongside moments of resilience and kindness that enabled survival. Paper back, clean, unmarked book. Seller Inventory # 41850
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Forty-Four by Graham Rundle
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by The Five Mile Press, Australia, 2017
ISBN 10: 1760061778
ISBN 13: 9781760061777
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