Inspirational look at life

• Published date: 22 June 2022
• Publication title: Napier Courier, The

By Stan Walker, HarperCollins, $24.99

Whoever came up with the idea of a Young Readers’ edition of Stan Walker’s autobiography deserves a fistful of precious metal stars.

The 2009 Australian Idol winner is no stranger to precious metal. He has walls full of platinum and gold discs and has featured in box office hit movies. All of which makes him the type of role model youngsters will bond with.

That Walker’s story features his no-holds-barred account of the domestic violence he suffered as a...