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On Fathers Day

Cindy Gambino's shattering account of her children's revenge murders

Published by Big Sky Publishing
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About The Book

A heartbreaking account of enduring suffering and loss.
When Cindy Gambino dropped her three boys off at their dad's on Father’s Day 2005 she had no idea she would never see them again. By day’s end, their bodies lay at the bottom of an icy dam, a tragedy that sparked one of the most controversial and prolonged murder cases in Australian history.

Award-winning author and journalist Megan Norris followed the case for eight years, chronicling Cindy’s heartbreaking journey through a trial, retrial, two failed appeals, and a 2013 High Court ruling that blocked Victorian father Robert Farquharson’s final bid for freedom, putting him behind bars for at least the next thirty-three years.

Through exclusive, intimate interviews with Cindy and her family, and a meticulous examination of the overwhelming evidence before the courts, Norris details how two juries concluded Farquharson was guilty of murdering his children. This book offers valuable and first-hand insight into a crime intended to last a lifetime.

Told through Cindy’s eyes in the aftermath, ‘On Father’s Day’ is a mother’s legacy to the family she left behind when she passed away in 2022. Updated with an epilogue, her heartbreaking story shows that this is a crime that goes way beyond the grave.

‘On Father’s Day’ was written by Megan at Cindy’s request. This book is her voice.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
‘A harrowing, deeply compelling narrative that plunges the reader into the dark heart of domestic violence and the unimaginable horror of retaliatory filicide’ Dr. Yvonne Kallane, Ph.D., MA (Human Rights), MAICD, Founder, Change the Ending
‘Extraordinary read … powerful insights into the widespread patterns of coercive control and profound impacts of enduring trauma.’ - Sharon Wilkinson - DV Lawyer

‘Cindy’s experience and Megan’s thorough research provide a devastating, confronting and utterly compelling read.’ - Dr Deborah Kirkwood, Author of Just Say Goodbye

‘The best analysis I’ve read of the ultimate act of family violence… no other journalist and writer has had the involvement in this case like Norris has,’ - Emily Webb, Author and podcaster.

About The Author

Megan Norris is a UK-trained journalist and award-winning author whose portfolio includes covering some of Australia’s most infamous crimes. Her first book, Perfect Victim, co-authored with author, Elizabeth Southall, is now a movie starring Sam Neill, Miranda Otto, and Guy Pearce. Her exploration of revenge killings during marital breakdown, Look What You Made Me Do, won the 2017 Davitt Award from Australian Sisters in Crime Davitt for best non-fiction. In 2023 Megan was honoured with the Davitt Award for Best Non-Fiction Crime Book for her remarkable work, "Out of the Ashes'. Out of the Ashes was also short listed for the 2023 Ned Kelly Awards, Best True Crime. In 2024 Megan has been nominated for The Mitchell Ferrario Compassion in Media Award celebrates a Queensland Media representative who has gone above and beyond the everyday demands of their role and displayed exceptional qualities of compassion and empathy towards victims and those impacted by homicide. Her true crime stories have been syndicated world-wide. She is a regular contributor to Australian Womens Weekly and an advocate for DV.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Big Sky Publishing (December 4, 2024)
  • Length: 422 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781923144781

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