Kilroy Was Here

Kristin Olsson

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Bantam
03 July 2006

Humour

One woman's remarkable journey from lost child and hardened prisoner to inspiring leader.

'Mandatory bedside reading for every politican, bureaucrat, teacher, psychologist, criminologist, feminist, police officer.' The Australian

Debbie Kilroy was locked up and abused at 13, a mother at 17, married to a celebrity footballer at 25, jailed for drug trafficking and witness to a violent murder at 28. Just 12 years later she was awarded the Order of Australia for her fearless campaigning for the rights of women prisoners through her groundbreaking advocacy group, Sisters Inside.

What sent a decent, working class kid out of control and into the care of the state so young? What enabled her to step off the merry-go-round of violence, drug dealing and prison to remake her life? When Kilroy was jailed for drug trafficking in 1989, she lost almost everything along with her freedom- her husband, rugby league player Smokin' Joe Kilroy, her two young children and her home. Inside, she was viciously stabbed and witnessed the murder of a friend. This tragedy marked a turning point - and the beginning of the battle to turn her life around.

After her release, Kilroy began a painstaking journey towards reconciliation with Joe and her children, and fulfilling a promise- 'I said to the women in Boggo Road I'll be back. I believe that all you've got in this world is your word and nothing else. And if I can't keep my word, I'm nobody.' The seeds for Sisters Inside were sown.

Today Kilroy is recognised internationally for Sisters Inside, most recently with the Human Rights Medal, and is studying to become a barrister.

By: Kristin Olsson
Imprint: Bantam
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 199mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9781863254489
ISBN 10: 186325448X
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 03 July 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Brisbane-based Kris Olsson is a journalist and writer. She has worked for THE AUSTRALIAN, COURIER MAIL & SUNDAY MAIL, as a government media advisor and teacher of writing at two universities. Her first novel, IN ONE SKIN was published by UQP in 2001. She is a member of the management committee of Sisters Inside.

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Kilroy Was Here

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