The Official Bra Boys Story by Sean Doherty
Inside the world's most infamous surf tribe: the Bra Boys, in their own words Maroubra was a tough place to grow up. Ringed by a jail, a sewerage works, a rifle range and a housing commission estate, it was where the streets of Sydney met the beach. It was a place where the local boys surfed hard and partied harder. It was also a place where trouble easily found you. Adopted by Maroubra Beach at a young age, the four Abberton brothers, all born to different fathers and a mother in the clutches of heroin addiction, grew up at a time when the area was shadowed by drugs and gang violence. Raised largely by their grandmother, Sunny, Jai, Koby and Dakota found solace in the surf, and solidarity with their mates, the Bra Boys. the official biography of the Abberton brothers follows their story from a turbulent upbringing on the sands of Maroubra to international surf stardom, and the fateful events of 5 August 2003, when Jai shot dead Maroubra underworld figure and childhood friend tony Hines, only to be acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. the Official Bra Boys Story: My Brothers Keeper is raw, gritty, from the heart ...and everything you won't read about in the newspapers.
Sean Doherty edited iconic surfing magazine TRACKS for a decade. Now a freelance writer, his first book, a biography of Australian surfing’s cult hero, Michael Peterson, became a national bestseller.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780732285548 |
| ISBN 10 | 0732285542 |
| Title | The Official Bra Boys Story |
| Author | Sean Doherty |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 522 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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