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Swifty - A life of Yvonne Swift (Hardcover)
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Swifty - A life of Yvonne Swift (Hardcover)
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The extraordinary story of how a devoted nun became an equally
devoted campaigner for justice- as a successful criminal defence
lawyer. When Yvonne Benedicta Swift entered the Sacre Coeur convent
in Rose Bay in 1938, she was determined to dedicate herself to
religious life. But in the 1970s she did something unusual:
retrained as a lawyer, established her own practice and defended
some of Sydney's most notorious criminals. In her shift to the law,
'Swifty', as she was known, left behind an impressive career as
principle of the Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, and later
Sancta Sophia College at the University of Sydney, Australia. In
her legal practice she took on clients who she believed had been
wronged, especially by the legal system itself. Known for her
plain-speaking approach and her deeply compassionate outlook,
Swifty went on to represent the likes of convicted murderers
Douglas Rendell and Arthur Loveday, underworld figure Bill Bayeh,
and Bandidos gang members for everything from traffic offences to
murder. The story of this extraordinary women, who treated everyone
from bishops to bikies equally, is a truly unusual and remarkable
one.
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