{"product_id":"9780733644719","title":"Maggie","description":"Author: Catherine Johns\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733644719\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Catholic priest appears to promise the world; a schoolgirl starved for affection and looking to escape her violent home life - this is the story of \u003ci\u003eMAGGIE\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the autumn of 1967, seventeen-year-old Maggie Reed is dreaming of breaking free from her troubled family. All she has to do is move from childhood to adulthood. For her, university will be the key. Then, one morning after Mass, she meets the new curate, and is slowly drawn into a taboo relationship with the much older Father Nihill.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing to life descriptions of 1960s Australia that are by turns starkly confronting and exquisitely beautiful, \u003ci\u003eMaggie\u003c\/i\u003e explores questions of power in a complex, forbidden relationship and reveals the strength of a young woman who both loses herself and finds herself anew.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Written with a poet's sensibility, and with a stoicism that comes from experiencing humanity in all its complexity, \u003ci\u003eMaggie \u003c\/i\u003ealready reads like a compelling, modern classic' \u003cb\u003eALICE PUNG, OAM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This unforgettable story of a young woman navigating her way through a time of secrets, sin and society's expectations is heartwarming and heartbreaking in equal measure. Maggie is the quiet hero of an extraordinary life' \u003cb\u003eAOIFE CLIFFORD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The compelling story of a talented young woman whose aspirations are crushed by first love and her brave journey through stigma and isolation back to strength. A powerful first novel' \u003cb\u003eKRISTIN WILLIAMSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eMaggie\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent novel about power, boundaries, entitlement, shame, stigma and isolation. Thought-provoking and extremely readable, it's an extraordinary debut' \u003cb\u003eBetter Reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Thought-provoking and extremely readable, \u003ci\u003eMaggie\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary debut' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdelaide Advertiser\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Beautifully written. Gorgeous, evocative, compelling.'\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Compelling' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeekend Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A brilliant debut ... Johns' novel contains a vivid depiction of Australian society, and especially Catholic education, in the 1960s, an unsparing examination of both the damage and allure of pursuing a taboo relationship with a power imbalance, and it weaves in reflections (from a much older protagonist) that only a mature writer could make' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An exquisite piece of literary fiction, compassionate, well observed and deftly constructed' \u003cb\u003eLiving Arts Canberra\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46465983676574,"sku":"ADS-9780733644719","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733644719.jpg?v=1770010828","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733644719","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}