Attacked

On a balmy summer's night in rural New Zealand Brian Wilkinson a father of three and Chair of the Waikato Fruit Growers Association was about to turn out the lights and head for bed when whack! The blow seemed to come from nowhere. As Brian slumped to the floor he looked up to see his friend and right-hand man standing over him pointing a sawn-off shotgun at his head. The gruelling hours that followed left Brian and his family reeling for years to come. Brian tried one thing after another in an attempt to recover his once-normal life but even he could not have foreseen the waves of betrayal grief and turmoil that were to come. Attacked traces one man's journey to rock bottom offering readers an incredible story of forgiveness restoration and hope.