'Janet Holmes a Court' is a detailed portrait of a complex and passionate Australian who has never been afraid to do things her own way. This insightful biography sheds light on two very different corporate cultures - Heytesbury before and after Robert Holmes a Court. Detailed here are his business deals, his power games and his aggressive entrepreneurial style that helped stamp the eighties as the era of excess. Then there is Heytesbury post-Robert. As the company's new CEO, Janet proved to be that rarity - a business person who tempers commercial success with cultural and social justice.
'Janet Holmes a Court' has all the elements of a great drama: the wealth, the politics, the love, the loyalty and the conflict. Touted as the person most likely to be the first President of Australia, it is the same Janet Holmes a Court who captured hearts with her passion and her tears at the Constitutional Convention. Janet's story is one of a strong, determined woman who has overcome loss to triumph as one of Australia's living treasures.