Sophie's legacy : a mother's story of her family's loss and their quest for change /
Elliott, Lesley,
Sophie's legacy : a mother's story of her family's loss and their quest for change / Lesley Elliott with William J. O'Brien. - Auckland, N.Z. : Longacre, 2011. - 263 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
This book is Lesley Elliott's tribute to her daughter, Sohphie Elliott who was stabbed to death in her own home by her former boyfriend. It provides a harrowing account of the tragedy no family should have to endure, and of Lesley's decision to make sure that Sophie's legacy lives on. It is also the Elliott family's challenge to the justice system on behalf of victims. The Sophie Elliott Foundation has been set up to help young women identify relationships that put them in harm's way.
9781869795962 (pbk.) : $39.99
Random House (NZ)
Elliott, Sophie, 1985-2008.
Elliott, Lesley, 1946-
Weatherston, Clayton R.
Sophie Elliott Foundation
ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIP ABUSE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
DATING VIOLENCE
HOMICIDE
JUSTICE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
ABUSIVE MEN
EMOTIONAL ABUSE
VICTIMS OF CRIMES
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
NEW ZEALAND
362.880820993
Sophie's legacy : a mother's story of her family's loss and their quest for change / Lesley Elliott with William J. O'Brien. - Auckland, N.Z. : Longacre, 2011. - 263 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
This book is Lesley Elliott's tribute to her daughter, Sohphie Elliott who was stabbed to death in her own home by her former boyfriend. It provides a harrowing account of the tragedy no family should have to endure, and of Lesley's decision to make sure that Sophie's legacy lives on. It is also the Elliott family's challenge to the justice system on behalf of victims. The Sophie Elliott Foundation has been set up to help young women identify relationships that put them in harm's way.
9781869795962 (pbk.) : $39.99
Random House (NZ)
Elliott, Sophie, 1985-2008.
Elliott, Lesley, 1946-
Weatherston, Clayton R.
Sophie Elliott Foundation
ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIP ABUSE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
DATING VIOLENCE
HOMICIDE
JUSTICE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
ABUSIVE MEN
EMOTIONAL ABUSE
VICTIMS OF CRIMES
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
NEW ZEALAND
362.880820993