Family Trust

When five-year-old Lily begins displaying behaviours no preschooler should, her concerned parents are urged to seek professional help. Lily is taken to forensic psychologist, Diana Price, recently relocated to the subtropical coastal town of Baroogah — a place steeped in childhood memories and long-buried truths.

Diana is skilled at helping people face what they don’t want to know — especially when it comes to the aftermath of violence and abuse. As she works with Lily to understand her behaviours, Diana fears there is an ongoing threat from someone close to the child. But the deeper she delves into Lily’s world, the more she uncovers about the tightly woven community around them — and about her own family’s silenced history.

As the lines between past and present begin to blur, Diana must confront what it really means to protect a child — and face truths from her own family that she doesn’t want to know.

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About Family Trust

Family Trust is a powerful and compassionate novel grounded in years of frontline experience and peer-reviewed academic research.

Written as part of an award-winning PhD on childhood abuse and its prevention, the story draws deeply from Shona’s work with individuals affected by child abuse — including both victim-survivors and those who have offended. This unique perspective brings both insight and empathy to the page.

Designed especially for parents and those living or working with young children, Family Trust offers more than a compelling narrative — it provides practical, age-appropriate conversational models to help families talk about safety, build trust, and support children to thrive.

Family Trust is not just a story — it’s a tool for strengthening family communication and fostering everyday child safety.