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Court Reporter J AM E L L E WE L L S

From true crime to petty crime — this is the memoir of one of Australia’s most experienced court reporters

As a seasoned court reporter, the ABC’s Jamelle Wells has filed thousands of stories on murderers, sex offenders, thieves, bad drivers, family feuds and business deals gone wrong. In more than 15 years, Jamelle has witnessed many of Australia’s most notorious and high- profile court cases. In the line of duty, she has sat next to criminals and their families, been chased, spat on, stalked and carted off by an ambulance for emergency surgery after an accident outside the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Every day in courts across Australia, the evidence, facts and theories are played out in a kind of theatre, with their own characters, costumes and traditions. But ever-present is the human tragedy of ordinary people’s lives disrupted, destroyed and forever altered — the judges, lawyers and barristers, witnesses and victims all striving to play their part in the quest for fairness, justice and, always, the truth of what really happened.

9780733337888 AU $32.99 NZ $36.99 Trade Paperback | 352pp Released: 19/02/18

From the tragic and cruel, to the unfair and unlucky, from pure evil to plain stupid, Jamelle Wells, the court reporter, has seen it all.

Court Reporter is a tough and fearless journalist’s memoir that looks at the cases that have shocked, moved and never left us.

Jamelle Wells is an ABC television and radio presenter and the Senior Court Reporter for New South Wales. She works across television, radio and online. Jamelle has covered some of Australia’s highest profile cases. Before Jamelle joined the ABC, she was a presenter for commercial stations including 2GB and 2CH, a Business Reporter and editor of My Business Success magazine, and a theatre reviewer and columnist.

Publicity Contact: matthew.howard@harpercollins.com.au Sydney, NSW

Great Australian World War II Stories JOHN GATFIELD

True stories of Aussie courage and mateship during World War II

From the annals of the RSL come these riveting true stories, written by World War II Diggers, prisoners of war, nurses and other eyewitnesses, capturing the impact of war on those who took part. With eyewitness accounts ranging from the Fall of Singapore to the Kokoda Track, and from Greece to the Middle East, in the air and at sea, these stories bring the Australian experience of World War II to life with humour, pathos and vivid detail. In these pages, you’ll find memories of the Japanese prisoner of war camps, the Burma Railway, Sandakan, air raids on Berlin, life as a Rat of Tobruk and so much more. Collected in one volume for the first time, these stories are a must-read record of the Australian experience of World War II.

John Gatfield is a well-known journalist and broadcaster who works closely with the RSL. His first book was The RSL Book of World War I .

9780733339158 AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Trade Paperback | pp304 Released: 19/02/18

Sydney, NSW

Publicity Contact: matthew.howard@harpercollins.com.au

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