New Release by New Holland Publishers. By Kay Danes New U Tube Video Includes Schapelle Corby, David Hicks, Hakit Yang, Michael Connell and other high profiled cases This book explores the journeys of families from all over the world who have experienced the trauma of having a loved one detained in a foreign prison and how they’ve coped. These are real life accounts that are uniquely inspirational, shockingly heartbreaking and will make you appreciate how fragile our lives really are. We may, without any warning, be plunged into a rollercoaster of despair. A father spent 26 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. A sister lost a brother to an overdose of prescription drugs. A family learned that their son was to be executed by firing squad and they were expected to buy his body bag beforehand. A 40-year search continues for a brother missing in action - POW. A woman grieves for her husband who disappeared without a trace - political prisoner. A sister fights for justice for her brother jailed for life without parole. Families Behind Bars is fascinating, terrifying and heart wrenching to read and a poignant wake up call for everyone. It is about the resilience of families who endure despite the odds. Available in Australian book stores now - RRP$29.95 UK release June 2008 Families Behind Bars NOW RELEASED ISBN: 978 1 74110 6763 RRP AUD$29.95 New Holland Publishers [Australia] Unit 1, 66 Gibbes Street, Chatswood NSW 2067 Australia Phone: +61 2 8986 4700 Fax: +61 2 8986 4799 Web: www.newholland.com.au Order Books Here New Release by New Holland Publishers. By Kay Danes Kay Danes will take you to some of the most evil dungeons on our planet and tell you stories right out of a gothic horror novel. Her characters are not evil sociopaths who come from wacky dysfunctional families- trapped in a world of hopelessness and despair- many are ordinary people just like you and me. Families Behind Bars will make you cry, it will cause you despair-but it will also inspire you and offer you the hope that nothing is impossible. In 2000 Kay and her husband Kerry were wrongfully imprisoned in Laos. While languishing in a squalid prison, waiting for her government to secure their freedom, Kay promised her fellow inmates that-if she ever escaped that hellhole-she would help raise awareness about the appalling conditions they faced, rightfully or wrongfully, and the unimaginable suffering their families endured, often forgotten or shunned by society. Families Behind Bars is the story of Kay's battle to fulfil that promise and to help families who have loved ones detained overseas. The people in this book are real. Some are high-profile prisoners, such as David Hicks, Michael Connell and Schapelle Corby, but for each celebrity inmate there are dozens whose stories are equally tragic and never told - but should be. About the Author Kay Danes is a mother of three, and now works as a consultant to the International Relief Centre Inc., providing humanitarian and educational opportunities to impoverished regions in SE Asia. As an advocate for the Foreign Prisoner Support Service, she actively campaigns for the human civil rights of persons all over the world. About Families Behind Bars Families Behind Bars aims to create awareness in our community that tragedy can strike a family at any time. When it does, we need to be assured that we can endure. Whether our ordeal is temporary or permanent, we need to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. This book explores the journeys of families from all over the world who have experienced the trauma of having a loved one detained in a foreign prison and how they've coped. These are real life accounts that are uniquely inspirational, sho ckingly heartbreaking and will make you appreciate how fragile our lives really are. We may, without any warning, be plunged into a roller-coaster of despair. A father spent 26 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. A sister lost a brother to an overdose of prescription drugs. A family learned that their son was to be executed by firing squad and they were expected to buy his body bag beforehand. A 40-year search continues for a brother missing in action. A woman grieves for her husband who disappeared without a trace. A sister fights for justice for her brother jailed for life without parole. Families Behind Bars is fascinating, terrifying and heart wrenching to read and a poignant wake up call for everyone. It is about the resilience of families who endure despite the odds. I have aimed to maintain an appropriateness of content in consideration to my amicable relationships with members of my own government and other foreign offices who I associate with and in respect to the defence force my husband belongs to. Therefore, it is intended that my views expressed herein are moderately conservative but hopefully somewhat thought provoking. I have also sought to highlight the work of consular officers throughout the world who have a most difficult task providing care and support to citizens travelling overseas. Seldom do these fi ne officers receive any recognition for their efforts. I have met numerous consular officers and have found them to be most caring individuals, some equally frustrated by the restrictions placed on them as a result of their particular environment. The same can be said for many law enforcement officers, who are at time s condemned for fighting the war on drugs and terrorism. This book covers a broad range of topics that impact on whole communities including: a. practical information for families who have a loved one detained b. engaging legal support, understanding basic judicial processes c. basic application of international mandates d. understanding the diplomatic arm of governments e. examples of foreign prisons and regulations f. the death penalty g. strong anti-drug trafficking message h. warning on prescription medicine abuse i. POW plight and effect on one American family j. when a loved one is taken hostage k. diplomatic negotiations and how they work, pardons, the Hague etc. l. consequence of crime and effect on the family m. control orders n. wrongful convictions o. torture and human rights. Most importantly this book brings a message of hope and a declaration that our rights are worth defending . no matter who we are! Kay Danes Author Families Behind Bars Families Behind Bars Available at these Australian Libraries Bayside Library Service. 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