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Fictional angle on elder abuse
Taupo-based Adrienne Nairn
launched her novel, The Inheritance
Thief, in the UK late last year.
Nairn wishes to
highlight the fact
that - although
unintended and entirely
unforeseen by the benefactor
- monetary and
property gifts can bring
division to even the best
of well-bonded families.
The novel suggests that
looking to the police or
the courts for salvation
in these circumstances is
fraught with difficulty in
the UK. And that while the
position is better in New
Zealand, care still needs
to be taken to ensure in
getting good legal advice.
The author follows the
themes of psychological
and financial elder abuse
within a family outlined
in her autobiography, My
Brother My Enemy, which
reached No 2 in the Amazon
best seller list in its
genre. Nairn hopes the
new, fictional slant to the
story will attract more
readers as she feels the
subject is a topic rarely
raised.
Chris Birt, author of All
the Commissioner's Men,
about the Crewe murders
inquiry, helped Nairn
write her autobiography,
and she employed ghostwriter,
Maria de Jong of
Life Stories to aid her in
producing her novel.
Set in England and
New Zealand, The Inheritance
Thief tells the story
of a daughter - Cathy
- setting out to uncover
the truth behind the disappearance
of her stepmother's
fortune. Cathy
tries to understand how
she was virtually ostracised
and criminalised by
her once close family following
a minor spat and a
disclosed secret.
Cathy slowly pieces together
evidence of stepbrother
Alex's actions. She
discovers how this highly
intelligent and powerful
adversary, once in the
SAS and now working for
the police, manages to
convince public body employees
and relations that
his intentions towards his
stepmother were honourable.
Evidence is revealed in
the novel of psychological
and financial elder abuse,
not only of her step mother,
but of Cathy’s own
mother. It seems her only
recourse will be to take
the matter to court. But
she faces the quandrary
of whether she should risk
her own family money for
what can usually turn out
to be an expensive business
with the result sometimes
resting on the whim
of a judge.
Adrienne was in contact
during her research
into her books with the
Hon. Jo Goodhew, the
former Minister for Senior
Citizens, who outlined
how this country has
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Adrienne Nairn
already gone further than
the UK, by ensuring citizens
granting Enduring
Powers of Attorney must
obtain separate legal advice.
Goodhew's letter is reproduced
as an Appendix
in The Inheritance Thief
to give potential victims
advice and who to turn to
if they experience problems.
Nairn has spoken
to groups in Taupo and
Auckland about the subject
including Probus,
U3A, the National Party
(Women's Section), Grey
Power and a number of
retirement homes. She
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debate and discussion
to help potential victims
of elder abuse in all
forms.
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had an adventurous, amazing life and over the
years has been featured in numerous radio and
press interviews. Along with the late Sir Peter
Elworthy he was an early pioneer in deer
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Both books are available direct from Nairn
or any good bookshop. Contact details are
adrienne_nairn@yahoo.com. Telephone 07 376 5200.
Or Age Concern Auckland ageconcern@ageconak.org.nz.
Telephone 09 820 0184.
The books are priced at for $15 each. P&P $4. Age
Concern will receive a donation of $5 per book sold.
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