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Alternative title: Jock Palfreeman and the True Story of His Father's Fight to Save Him from a Lifetime in a Bulgarian Jail
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Every Parent's Nightmare : Jock Palfreeman and the True Story of His Father's Fight to Save Him from a Lifetime in a Bulgarian Jail
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'What would you do if your son was jailed for life in a hellhole of a Bulgarian prison for a crime he didn't commit? This is the harrowing story of one father's fight to prove his son's innocence.

'What would you do if your son was jailed for life in a hellhole of a Bulgarian prison for a crime you believe he didn't commit?

'In 2009, young Australian traveller Jock Palfreeman was found guilty of the murder of Andrei Monov, the only son of two people well connected in the Sofia legal fraternity. He claims he went to the defence of gypsies being attacked by Monov and a bunch of soccer hooligans. The Bulgarians claim it was an act of cold-blooded murder.

'In a case of many twist and turns, where vital evidence was kept out of court and crucial witnesses never called, Belinda Hawkins brings to life the legal battle that haunted two shattered families on opposite sides of the globe. She also reminds us of the dangers we all confront when travelling to worlds very different to our own. But it is the attempts by Jock's father, Simon Palfreeman, to obtain justice for his son and the terrifying emotional cost involved that are at the heart of Every Parent's Nightmare.

'This is the harrowing story of what happens when worlds collide. It is also the powerful and heartbreaking story of one father's fight to prove his son's innocence.' (Publication summary)
 

Notes

  • A number of reviews of the book are held online: more information available on Belinda Hawkins's agent record.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2013 .
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      Extent: 317p.
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      • Published: 27th February 2013
      ISBN: 9781742379852

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[Review] Every Parent's Nightmare Lauren Novak , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 April 2013; (p. 26)

— Review of Every Parent's Nightmare : Jock Palfreeman and the True Story of His Father's Fight to Save Him from a Lifetime in a Bulgarian Jail Belinda Hawkins , Boryana Dzhambazova (translator), Nadejda Collins (translator), 2013 single work non-fiction
Jock Palfreeman's Bulgarian Tragedy Daniel Herborn , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 352 2013;

— Review of Every Parent's Nightmare : Jock Palfreeman and the True Story of His Father's Fight to Save Him from a Lifetime in a Bulgarian Jail Belinda Hawkins , Boryana Dzhambazova (translator), Nadejda Collins (translator), 2013 single work non-fiction
[Review] Every Parent's Nightmare Lauren Novak , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 April 2013; (p. 26)

— Review of Every Parent's Nightmare : Jock Palfreeman and the True Story of His Father's Fight to Save Him from a Lifetime in a Bulgarian Jail Belinda Hawkins , Boryana Dzhambazova (translator), Nadejda Collins (translator), 2013 single work non-fiction
Jock Palfreeman's Bulgarian Tragedy Daniel Herborn , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 352 2013;

— Review of Every Parent's Nightmare : Jock Palfreeman and the True Story of His Father's Fight to Save Him from a Lifetime in a Bulgarian Jail Belinda Hawkins , Boryana Dzhambazova (translator), Nadejda Collins (translator), 2013 single work non-fiction

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