 First edition cover | |
| Author | Helen Garner |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | True crime |
| Publisher | Picador |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 978-0-330-36497-3 |
Joe Cinque's Consolation: A True Story of Death, Grief and the Law is a non-fiction book written by Australian author Helen Garner, and published in 2004.[1]
It is an account of Garner's presence at the separate trials of Anu Singh and her friend Madhavi Rao, who were accused of murdering Singh's boyfriend Joe Cinque and Garner's attempts to understand the events that led to his death, as well as the legal and personal responses to the crime. The book was adapted into a 2016 film of the same name.
Joe Cinque's Consolation explores themes of grief and loss, culpability and criminal responsibility, duty of care, punishment and retribution, personality psychology (particularly narcissistic personality disorder and dependent personality disorder), social class in Australia, drug use, and other social problems. A national bestseller, the book has sold 100,000 copies.[2]
- ^ "Joe Cinque's Consolation: A True Story of Death, Grief and the Law by Helen garner". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Truly Helen". 29 March 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2017.