A Room at the Top (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781741666748)

Heath grew up in a family of ten kids by many fathers. He was sexually abused by his best friend's father when he was 12 but he saw his way out of this grim childhood through education (to avoid the chaos and noise he retreated to the rooftops to study) and an amazing organization called Youth InSearch. He is now a solicitor at Gadens, has walked the Kokoda Track four times, is mentored by Bob Carr and will soon enter the political arena. Heath is still just 28 and he is truly a remarkable young man. Heath Ducker grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. He couldn't even see the tracks from where he lived, in dilapidated government housing, with shattered windows and holes in the floor that let the weeds climb through. He lived with his emotionally fragile, single mother and nine siblings, conceived with half a dozen different fathers, none of whom ever moved in. Most days, there was nothing to eat but breakfast cereal.

Author: Heath Ducker,Samantha Trenoweth
ISBN-10: 1741666740
ISBN-13: 9781741666748
Publisher: William Heinemann Australia
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 370
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d