Deadly Earth
By (Author) Katie McGrath
Hardie Grant Books
Hardie Grant Books
7th October 2020
Australia
General
Non Fiction
616.994092
Paperback
240
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
For the second time in my life, I was faced with a pivotal choice: either be pulled down by the quicksand of self-doubt, anguish and despair; or find strength to help others because of my own trauma.
Katie McGraths first three years of life were idyllic, surrounded by love and family in the affluent Sydney harbourside suburb of Hunters Hill. Her parents worked hard to create a beautiful home for their young children, unaware that deadly radioactive waste was buried beneath the garden and foundations a seeping malice which would destroy many lives.
Katies parents both died mysteriously from cancer in quick succession, leaving behind four young orphans. The grieving children were forced into a hostile foster home where they had to learn to survive. Katies only escape became an imaginary white brick house with no doors or windows where she cocooned herself to escape the horrors of her young life.
Years later, after she has forged a successful life for herself with two daughters and a high-flying corporate career, Katies world is once again turned upside down. She discovers suspicious details surrounding her parents deaths and the deaths of others who lived on the very same idyllic street and she vows to uncover the truth at all costs.
Katie McGrath is a c-suite executive at Seven West Media one of Australias most iconic companies. She holds double degrees in Commerce and Psychology, and is the proud mother of two beautiful daughters, Sofia and Jasmine. Deadly Earth, which chronicles her incredible life including her quest for truth and justice, is her first book.