{"product_id":"ghost-girl","title":"Ghost Girl","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs97DFFCB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e‘An absolutely captivating memoir’ - Shari Franke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The House of My Mother Eva Benefield, the daughter of the victim of the viral ‘Black Swan Murder’ trial, tells her story about coming of age amid grief, violence and a true-crime spectacle, in a poignant memoir brimming with dark humour and wisdom beyond her years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eEva was still in high school when her mother died suddenly of a heart attack. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eWithin a year, her father married Ashley Byers, a twenty-four-year-old former bikini model and ballerina he had only known for a few weeks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e ‘She looked sharp,’ Eva said of her strange new stepmother. ‘Like if you touched her you might bleed.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eAfter a few months, Ashley convinced her new husband to open an international ballet company in Charleston, SC.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e But the money soon ran out and Ashley shot and killed Eva’s father. The crime was dubbed in the news media as ‘The Black Swan Murder’. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eReeling from the sudden loss of both her parents and the looming criminal trial of her stepmother, Eva begins to navigate the confusing world of adulthood all alone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eFrom losing friends who can't understand the nature of her new reality, to processing her grief and anger as she slowly pulls herself together and begins to chart a new path forward, Eva confronts the triumphs and challenges of a truly incredible situation head on in this unforgettable memoir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53597717922068,"sku":"9781398560109","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9781398560109_1.jpg?v=1786000842","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/ghost-girl","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}