Circle of Silence, The : A Personal Testimony Before, During and After Balibo

Pier 9, Millers Point NSW, 2010. Softcover. Very Good +. AUSTRALIAN BIOGRAPHY HISTORY EAST TIMORWinner of the 2010 Walkley Award Australian Shirley Shackleton was launched into an unexpected life as a human rights activist when her journalist husband Greg Shackleton was killed in East Timor in 1975. Her story is filled with a profound sense of purpose, enduring love for her late husband, and a fierce determination to seek truth and justice not only regarding the events leading up to the murders of the journalists who came to be known as Balibo Five, but for the cause of democracy and freedom in East Timor.Shirley Shackleton grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, and has worked variously as a dressmaker, nurse, and publicity director. She married journalist Greg Shackleton in 1966, and together they had a son, Evan. When Greg was murdered in 1975, Shirley was suddenly thrust into the role of an activist, to uncover the truth of behind the death of the Balibo Five and to fight for the independence of East Timor. Today she lives in Melbourne and continues to advocate for the East Timorese and for the repatriation of Greg’s remains. viii, 392 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm. #281223 First Edition Some age foxing to prelims. Shackleton, Shirley D Shackleton, Gregory John, 1946-1975 Human rights workers -- Australia -- Biography Journalists -- Indonesia -- Balibo -- Death Journalists -- Australia -- Death Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Very Good +