About the Author

Lauren Wilkinson-Barnes was born in Sydney and presently lives in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW. She is a primary school teacher and mother of four sons. Lauren is the author of three memoirs - Smashed To Pieces, Piece By Piece and No Defence. Her first two self-published books have sold in eight countries without promotion or marketing. Visit Lauren at www.laurenwilkinsonbarnes.com

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Prologueix Part One: Sins of the Father1 1 I am a Rock3 2 Living with a Madman17 3 Escape23 Part Two: Out of the Fire and into the Volcano31 4 Joining the 'Pussers'33 5 Nirvana40 6 Hell51 7 No Way Out68 8 Enough75 9 No Further Investigation79 10 The Blue Dressing Gown Zone81 11 Vow of Silence89 Part Three: A Brand-New Life99 12 The Vault101 13 Blood's Thicker Than Water112 14 Love Is Stronger Than Blood118 15 Two Safari Suits Please124 16 Gotta Love Pink129 17 Stormy Seas and Switzerland138 18 Promotions and Exercise147 19 Stable Times153 20 Endurance Turns to Ultra162 21 DNF170 Part Four: The Vault Explodes181 22 Skype Sex Scandal183 23 Revelations187 24 The Work Begins197 25 Your Loss212 26 DART215 27 To Give Is To Receive238 28 Time To Go Public241 29 Bravehearts254 30 D2B259 Part Five: David and Goliath279 31 I want Justice!281 32 The Interview That Shocked Australia288 33 The Royal Commission299 34 Over the Edge - St. John of God306 35 Kenny Mcilwain Versus the Commonwealth of Australia320 36 Mediation Day - 17 July330 Part Six: Justice Begets Healing347 37 An End and a Beginning349 38 A New Journey358 Epilogue365 My Book, My Brag, My Daughters367 A final word from Kenny Mac371 A word from the author380 Acknowledgements389 About the Author390