Lesley Elliot talks at the launch of <i>Sophie's Legacy</i>. Photo by Craig Baxter.
The launch took place at the Wall Street mall on Saturday, which would have been Sophie Elliott's 26th birthday. The book, Sophie's Legacy, was written with Dunedin author Bill O'Brien and launched by University of Otago law dean Mark Henaghan, who said it was a remarkable piece of writing that he hoped every New Zealander would read.
He praised Mrs Elliott's courage in writing the book, which she herself later said had been "extremely difficult".
The Dunedin launch of the Sophie Elliott Foundation, which aims to educate women and girls about the signs of domestic abuse, was also held at the same event.
