The Tyrant and the Teen
Stephanie McCarthy
Non-Fiction
- 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. - A 17-year-old Australian girl—confined...
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- 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. -
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.’
REVIEWS:
“A fascinating read. How an Australian schoolgirl fought off the advances of the Philippines' most powerful president. A story never before told about a man who, for once, didn’t get his way.”—Keith Dalton, Foreign Correspondent, author of Reinventing Marcos—from Dictator to Hero
“Historians will find this thoughtful and engaging memoir captures Philippine society and culture in flux. General readers will be held in suspense as the author, then so young and vulnerable, confronted the sexual advances of the notorious Ferdinand Marcos.”—Glenn N. Holliman, historian, co-author of The Amazing Life and Loves of Marjorie Fetter Goossens
by Stephanie McCarthy
Page Count: 327
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Publish Date: January 17, 2026
Imprint: Sunbury Press
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Asian and Asian American
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
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