Jillian (Australia) (2008/12/02):
From the back cover of the book:
"When two young women students went to the police claiming that they had been indecently assaulted at a party by the head of their co-ed residential college, the shock of the accusations split the community and painfully focused the debate about sex and power. Helen Garner determined to discover the deeper truths behind the public clash. What she learns forces her to re-examine her own beliefs about power between women and men - and to confront what feminism is becoming in the hands of her daughter's generation. The First Stone is a gripping blend of reportage and personal experience, an insight into one of the most difficult and confounding issues of our time. It reads with the narrative drive and the provocative candour we have come to expect from Garner, one of Australia's finest writers."
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