'This was never going to be an easy book to write, its pages are bathed in anguish and self-doubt, but suffused also with a white-hot anger.' -- Good Weekend 'Garner has ensured one thing: the debate about sexual harassment ... will now have a very public airing. And it will have it in the language of experience to which all women and men have access.' -- The Age 'This is writing of great boldness ... an intense, eloquent and enthralling work. -- The Australian 'Travelling with Garner along the complex paths of this sad story is, strangely enough, enjoyable. The First Stone [is] a book worth reading for its writing ...' -- Sydney Morning Herald