The Gospel According to Luke |
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Author:
| Maguire, Emily |
ISBN: | 978-0-330-42479-0 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
Publisher: | Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited
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Imprint: | Picador |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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Aggie Grey is a jaded sexual health counsellor who finds herself having to defend her business against the attacks of a radical new fundamentalist sect. Pastor Luke Butler is young, idealistic and out to capture the hearts and minds of Sydney's disaffected youth; his first order of business is to shut down Aggie's clinic. Caught in the crossfire is 16-year-old Honey - pregnant, battered and ready to cling to whatever hope is offered. While Aggie and Luke fight over the fate of Honey's...
More DescriptionAggie Grey is a jaded sexual health counsellor who finds herself having to defend her business against the attacks of a radical new fundamentalist sect. Pastor Luke Butler is young, idealistic and out to capture the hearts and minds of Sydney's disaffected youth; his first order of business is to shut down Aggie's clinic. Caught in the crossfire is 16-year-old Honey - pregnant, battered and ready to cling to whatever hope is offered. While Aggie and Luke fight over the fate of Honey's unborn child, they discover a deep and surprising connection. But as the war between the secular and religious intensifies, Aggie, Luke and Honey find themselves in moral and physical danger. Set against a backdrop of religious terrorism and social decay, Emily Maguire's explosive second novel, first published by Brandl and Schlesinger in 2006 and now re-released in Picador, is a contemporary love story about belief, family, grief and hope.