They could have been any family of six children – except
that five of them were born at once.
The Lawson quins were a medical miracle and a national
obsession. Samuel, Lisa, Deborah, Shirlene and Selina turned 50 on 27 July 2015.
Their early childhood was idyllic, but when their parents’
marriage broke up, their mother married a man who terrorised them for eight
years before killing her and himself when they were just 16.
After that, the nation’s darlings were thrown into
nightmare years of abuse and heartache, gangs and drugs, beatings and
betrayals, from which they have slowly fought their way back.
Based on unprecedented access to the quins themselves, and
featuring many never before seen family photos, this is a story about the
strength of love and family and their ability, in the face of horrendous
obstacles, not just to survive but to triumph.
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