On Father's Day: Cindy Gambino's Story

A first-hand emotional account of a mother’s painful journey through loss and grief.

Cindy Gambino has suffered great loss in her life, beginning as a young woman with the death of the love of her life in a road accident, to the subsequent tragedy of her life which made front page news in 2005 when her former husband, Robert Farquharson, deliberately drove his car into a rural Victorian dam near their home of Winchelsea, drowning their three children. Her partner Stephen Moules repeatedly dived into the dam to try and save the boys, while their father watched from the sidelines.

Together with Megan Norris, Cindy tells her story of how she has found the will to live, but why the past still haunts her.

About the Author

Megan Norris is a prize-winning journalist with a career spanning 34 years. Since settling in Australia in 1990, Megan has specialised in high-profile stories involving victims of crime. This is how she met Cindy Gambino and, since they met, every authorised print article that has appeared in the Australian media has been written by Megan. Megan is also the co-author of the best-selling Perfect Victim, which was made into a movie starring Guy Pearce, Sam Neill, Mirando Otto and Rebecca Gibney.