The Tyrant and the Teen: In 1968 an Australian teenager narrowly escaped the clutches of Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos. She lived to tell the tale ... for those who didn't.

Author:   Stephanie McCarthy
Publisher:   Sunbury Press, Inc.
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9798888193693


Pages:   328
Publication Date:   17 January 2026
Format:   Paperback
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The Tyrant and the Teen: In 1968 an Australian teenager narrowly escaped the clutches of Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos. She lived to tell the tale ... for those who didn't.


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A 17-year-old Australian girl-confined inside a very secret house of the Philippines president-struggling to overcome her fear as she recalls the rumor-when Ferdinand Marcos was a teenager, he was accused of murdering his father's political rival in cold blood. In one chilling moment, she understands that this man will do anything to avoid an international scandal-anything. If she survives to tell her Filipino friends, they will leap to help her. Then they will 'disappear'. And so will she. EXCERPT: 'Colonel Ver leant across me, opened the glovebox, and pulled out a pistol. This is how I disappear...he will order me out of the car, murder me, and no one will ever know what happened.'

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Author:   Stephanie McCarthy
Publisher:   Sunbury Press, Inc.
Imprint:   Sunbury Press, Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9798888193693


Pages:   328
Publication Date:   17 January 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Steph McCarthy has been writing for the screen, stage, page, and radio for more than 50 years, winning awards across the media spectrum. She has served as Script Assessor for the South Australian Film Corporation and the Australia Council. An editor and creative writing tutor, she has engaged students and adults in the creative writing process, and in more recent years has been a guest speaker, delighting groups of all ages with her biography, Tom Price - from Stonecutter to Premier. Her autobiographical exposé of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., The Tyrant & The Teen, set in 1968 Philippines, has waited for the perfect moment in history for its publication.

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