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If there′s one thing I′ve learned it′s that the pleasure in life is doing what other people say you can′t.′ − LAUREN HUXLEY

It was a shocking crime that made headlines around Australia.

An innocent young woman‚ violently attacked in her family home by a total stranger and left to die. Beaten repeatedly and soaked with petrol as her home burned‚ Lauren Huxley′s life was hanging by a thread.

Lauren′s battle to survive caused an outpouring of public love and support. The crime was so horrific‚ so senseless‚ anyone who read about the attack couldn′t help thinking: how could I bear someone I loved to go through this?

For her father‚ Patrick‚ mother Christine and sister Simone it was like being plunged into hell. Doctors gave Lauren only a five percent chance of survival. Her injuries were among the worst they had ever seen‚ so horrific that she was barely recognisable.

But those insurmountable odds counted for little against the Huxley family′s determination‚ courage and love. Together‚ they started to rebuild their shattered lives ... and Lauren started coming back.

This is their extraordinary story.

Author Lisa Davies is the senior court reporter for The Daily Telegraph in Sydney. She was the first journalist to interview the family at Lauren’s hospital bedside just four days after the attack that changed their lives. She has remained close to the family and wrote this story with their cooperation.

This is a very interesting interview about an horrific act.