This House of Grief

This House of Grief is a 2014 non-fiction work by Australian writer Helen Garner.[1] Subtitled "The story of a murder trial", its subject matter is the conviction for murder of a man who accused of driving his car into a dam resulting in the deaths of his three children.[2]

Background

Main article: Robert Farquharson

On 4 September 2005 a car driven by Robert Farquharson left the road and crashed into a dam, resulting in the deaths of his three sons. He was convicted of their murder on 5 October 2007.[3] Farquharson appealed the decision, and on 17 December 2009 the conviction was set aside and a new trial ordered [4][5]

Writing

Epigram

The epigram to the book is "this treasury of pain, this house of power and grief", a quotation from Hungarian poet Dezső Kosztolányi's Kornél Esti. The epigram is directed to the Supreme Court of Victoria.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Cameron Woodhead (29 August 2014). "Drama in the dark deeds of the human heart". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Peter Craven (23 August 2014). "Robert Farquharson murder case takes Helen Garner into the abyss". The Australian (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Farquharson found guilty of dam murder". Lateline (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 5 October 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Donovan, Samantha (17 December 2009). "Farquharson to be re-tried". PM (ABC Radio) (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "R v Farquharson [2009] VSCA 307 (17 December 2009)". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Helen Garner (20 August 2014). This House of Grief. Text Publishing. ISBN 9781921961434. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

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