ALISON SAMPSON
- AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR -
'Normie is an alcoholic, a drug addict, and a drug dealer. He was once a husband, a father, a son, a brother, and our friend. he is now serving a long prison sentence as a convicted murderer.
'Murder' is a cold, hard-hitting word, as cold and hard hitting as the sentence inflicted on the perpetrator of the crime, his family and friends of the victim. They will all spend the rest of their lives living with the consequences, reflecting on the past, and taking one day at a time; their lives invisibly entwined forever. No length of incarceration would alter or lessen the effects; it is an open wound that will never heal, spreading its spiny fingers out to grab onto the innocents involved and slowly tearing their lives to shreds.'
'He began to hyperventilate, he couldn’t think...with each passing minute he could feel a creeping panic rising within him. It was pitch black, deathly quiet, and eerily still. For a split second Normie saw his life flash in front of his eyes; he saw all his mistakes, all his past pain, and all the pain he had inflicted on others; he saw it all bringing him to this moment. He heard a car in the distance. He had no idea of how close it was, but it shocked him into action...He glanced frantically around in a fit of paranoia, his heart beating faster, out of control, the darkness enveloping him. Needing to escape, and unable to handle his own desperation, he opened the boot of the car quickly and lifted Kate’s body out...'
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Shards of Ice (Paperback)
1st Edition 2015, paperback
ISBN: 978-1-742578-44-6
Released 2 Feb 2016
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Shards of Ice is currently unavailable in book form. If you would like to read it in this format, please ask your local library if it has a copy.
Shards Of Ice (eBook)
1st Edition 2018, electronic
ISBN: 978-1-925764-19-2 (ePub)
ISBN: 978-1-925764-20-8 (Mobi)
Released 9 Mar 2018
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$9.99
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"The fundamental importance of this book is that it should be read by every teen in the country; it ought to be an inclusion in every secondary school library, its reading mandated. I believe it crucial that the message it outlines be put before our youth. It is a first class, first hand indictment of the drug ice and its mind-frying effects. A worthy read."
John Reid - Books at 60.
"While the book is liberally interspersed with first-hand accounts from Normie, and goes to lengths to explain his descent into addiction, the writing is candid, objective and does not seek to excuse him of his crimes. Sampson’s message is clear — ice is a scourge on our community and could wreak havoc on any family. Hers is a valuable contribution to the debate and a worthwhile read for parents and adolescents alike."
Riahn Smith - The Weekly Times
"An easy read. An interesting story of a man's descent that acts as a useful warning against a slide into meth use after a history of alcohol and cannabis use."
Amanda Ellis - The West Australian
A well written account of the life of an ordinary everyday Australian bloke who liked to drink and take a variety of drugs, particularly ice...Alison Sampson, shines a light on the sad and sorry life of a bloke who came from a good family, who liked to party hard just like most of his friends and who ultimately became an alcoholic and a meth addict. Sampson's book poses the question; was it the drug or the person? She effectively highlights the devastating effects that a lifestyle of drug and alcohol addiction can have on the users and their families. A book that deserves a wide readership.
Jane, Goodreads Librarian