In the autumn of 1992, two young women students at Melbourne University went to the police claiming that they had been indecently assaulted at a party. The man they accused was the head of their co-ed residential college.
The controversial book that Helen Garner wrote about the resulting Ormond College sexual harassment case caused a media storm. Prominent feminists were outraged at Garner's perceived support for the man involved, but many saw her approach a necessary and much welcome nuance towards the power dynamic between men and women.
Either way, The First Stone sparked a raging debate about sexual harassment in Australia, making it easy to see why even now, thirty years on, the book is no less sharp, no less relevant and no less divisive.
A W&N Essential
| ISBN: | 9781399643337 |
| Publication date: | 11th March 2027 |
| Author: | Helen Garner |
| Publisher: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | W&N Essentials |
| Genres: |
True crime Sexual abuse and harassment Legal systems: courts and procedures |
In the autumn of 1992, two young women students at Melbourne University went to the police claiming that they had been indecently assaulted at a party. The man they accused was the head of their co-ed residential college.
The controversial book that Helen Garner wrote about the resulting Ormond College sexual harassment case caused a media storm. Prominent feminists were outraged at Garner's perceived support for the man involved, but many saw her approach a necessary and much welcome nuance towards the power dynamic between men and women.
Either way, The First Stone sparked a raging debate about sexual harassment in Australia, making it easy to see why even now, thirty years on, the book is no less sharp, no less relevant and no less divisive.
A W&N Essential
The First Stone features in the following genres: True crime, Sexual abuse and harassment, Legal systems: courts and procedures
The First Stone is available in Paperback
The First Stone was written by Helen Garner and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion
The First Stone has 304 pages
Yes it is part of W&N Essentials series
£11.69