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Hell On The Way To Heaven

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Hell On The Way To Heaven is a powerful and emotional memoir in which Chrissie Foster shares her family's harrowing experience of uncovering sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. Alongside journalist Paul Kennedy, the story details Chrissie's relentless fight for justice and her journey to expose systemic failures and demand accountability. The book reveals the resilience and courage required to bring hidden truths to light and hold powerful institutions responsible.
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You might find this book compelling if you're drawn to powerful stories of resilience and advocacy. It delves into Chrissie Foster's personal journey, highlighting her fight for justice and the strength of a family overcoming immense challenges. The narrative provides an insightful look at courage and determination in the face of adversity.

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Chrissie and Anthony Foster were like any other young family, raising their three daughters in suburban Melbourne with what they hoped were the right values. Chrissie could not have known that the stranger-danger she feared actually lurked in the presbytery attached to the girls' Catholic primary school. Father Kevin O'Donnell, a long-term paedophile, lived and worked there.

Two of their young daughters became victims of O'Donnell. Once the truth was revealed, the Fosters began a battle to find out how this could have happened. The Church offered silence, lies, denials, and threats. Meanwhile, their daughters tried to piece together their fractured lives.

This is the chilling true story that made national and international headlines. Chrissie Foster's heartbreaking account of her family's suffering, and their determination to stand up for themselves against the might of the Catholic Church, is testament to the strength of a mother's love and the resilience of the human spirit.

Hell On The Way To Heaven is a powerful narrative that underscores the enduring fight for justice and the unwavering resolve to overcome immense adversity.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742753041

Publisher: Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia)

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 October 2011

Country: Australia

Imprint: Bantam

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 278g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Chrissie Foster was born in Victoria and grew up in Black Rock, a beachside suburb on Port Phillip Bay. She worked as a public servant for nine years, during which time she travelled extensively around Europe, the US and Mexico. She married in 1980 and by 1985 Anthony and Chrissie had three beautiful daughters, Emma, Katie and Aimee. Paul Kennedy is an ABC television presenter, senior print journalist, and director of an award-winning short film. He is married with two sons and lives in Melbourne.

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