{"product_id":"the-empty-honour-board-martin-flanagan-9780143779131","title":"The Empty Honour Board","description":"A prison diary, a story of brotherly love, a journey of redemption, Martin Flanagan’             s compelling book about his boarding school days goes inside an experience many have had but few have talked about.In 1966, at the age of 10, Martin Flanagan was sent to a Catholic boarding school in north-west Tasmania. Of the 12 priests on the staff, three have since gone to prison for sexual crimes committed against boys in their care. In 2018 and 2019, a series of disclosures about the school appeared on the ABC Tasmania website. Then came the Pell case. What followed was a frenzy of opinions, none of which represented Flanagan’             s view.The Empty Honour Board is part memoir, a reflection on truth and memory, and what is lost in rushing to judgement.Flanagan’             s school abounds in memorable characters. There’             s a kid who escapes and gets as far as Surfers Paradise, and two boys who hold a competition during evening chapel to see who can confess more times. A wild boy receives a ‘             Bradmanesque’              234 strokes of the cane in one year.","brand":"Penguin Random House Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51026153013536,"sku":"9780143779131","price":11.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9780143779131.jpg?v=1781136787","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/the-empty-honour-board-martin-flanagan-9780143779131","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}