Anita Jacoby AM

Venture. Rrp $32.99

Anita is one of Australia’s most distinguished and awarded TV Producers.

This is a true story from a daughter turned journalist.

While “every family has a secret” this is a touching, sad and sensitive story as we follow her as an adult who suddenly learns her distinguished charming handsome father she adored, had a secret.   But quite how, why and what, requires years of painstaking meticulous research.

It’s painful to learn the man you adore as a father, had at the very least more than a double life. A successful and well liked and admired businessman who was an associate or mentored some of the leading figures in Australian politics, business and the arts. 

Her search leads her to question everything about her father…and herself. As well as weaving and intriguing mystery, it’s a touching and embracing story which begs the question, do we ever really know our parents? Their lives before we came along? 

Anita’s love of her father, her strength and resilience is deeply affecting and a wonderful read. 

(Especially the bits of her early days in TV where some of us can certainly relate!)

DM