Ruth Shaw spent years on ships and islands, trying to outrun her past.
She left her home in New Zealand as a young woman, driven away by a traumatic attack that would shape her life for years to come. Ruth tried to find escape on sailing ships, in Tahitian gambling dens and in the bars and kitchens of Papua New Guinea. But ultimately she had to head home, to face up to deep adolescent scars, and to find the child she’d been forced to give up years before.
Presenter: India Rakusen Producer: May Cameron Editor: Munazza Khan
Photo: ‘The Bookseller at the End of the World’
A poet in a Burundi war zone, part 1
My husband thought I was an imposter
My dream holiday turned to horror
A family lost at sea
Giving birth as a hostage in Syria
Taking on the witch hunters
Township lawyer v gold giants, part 2
Township lawyer v gold giants, part 1
We need to talk about Carlo
You wanted me dead, but look at me now
Bike-riding bank robber, part 2
Bike-riding bank robber, part 1
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