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Title:
Far From Home: A True Story of Murder, Loss and a Mother’s Courage
Written by:
Rosie Ayliffe 
Read by:
Anna Skellern 
Format:
Unabridged CD Audio Book 
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Duration:
8 hours 26 minutes 
Published:
April 01 2021 
Available Date:
April 01 2021 
Age Category:
Adult 
ISBN:
9780655660767 
Genres:
Non-fiction; Australian; Autobiography; Memoirs 
Publisher:
Bolinda/Penguin Audio Australia 
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A mother’s story of the murder of her daughter and the appalling hidden dangers of working conditions on Australian farms.

British mother Rosie Ayliffe thought her 21-year-old daughter, Mia, would be safe travelling around Australia on a gap year. But Mia wanted to extend her visa and in order to do that needed to find 88 days of work on a farm – a requirement that would lead to catastrophic events. Four short days after Mia moved to a hostel in Queensland to take a job on a sugarcane farm, she was brutally murdered. Faced with every parent's worst nightmare, Rosie travelled to Australia to retrieve Mia's body. From the moment she landed, however, she started to hear stories about the terrible treatment of young workers like Mia - stories of exploitation, sexual harassment, rape. Mia was Rosie's only child and she brought her up as a single parent. Her death was traumatic and life-changing. In Rosie's memoir, she describes movingly how she has found the strength to come to terms with devastating loss, drawing on inspiration from her daughter's short life. She also explains how she has become the driving force behind an international campaign to press for change to the 88 days system.