Author(s): Jane Jones; Zac Jones

True Crime

This brutally honest true story of an everyday Aussie kidand his mother is a wakeup call. Co-authored by mother and son, this cautionary tale shares how and why an educated, intelligent teenager from a loving family with the world athis feet, ended up falling so badly he found himself in prison. This honest, raw account of a young man's life spiralling so terribly out of control, the reality of the consequences, and the retrospect now in play, sheds a glaring light on how lives can be forever changed, or worse still lost, through binge-drinking, drug abuse and driving under the influence. Despite the sometimes fractured relationship and the reality of the circumstances they found themselves in, this mother and son deliver a harrowing side by side account of how their lives went from the top of the world to rock bottom. Why The Fallen? gives us belief that even when it appears all is lost,'Hope Springs Eternal', relationships can be mended and lives can be changed for the better. Every parent should put this book in the hands of their teenager, before they get their licence, experiment with drugs or succumb to the culture of binge-drinking. Every young person should put this in the hands of their parents, to share the emotional rollercoaster and often misguided beliefs facing young people of today.