An Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire
When 25-year-old Bella Michaels is brutally murdered in the small town of Strathdee, the community is stunned and a media storm descends.
"This is far more than a page-turning crime drama, though it is also thatMaguire's focus is on those left behind, the often unacknowledged victims of violent crimes. . . . It is a nuanced portrait of a group of flawed characters, male and female, responding to a tragedy. . . . Above all this is a powerful and provocative examination of grief and, in Chris, Emily Maguire has created a character who resounds in the imagination." --Newtown Review of Books "A harrowing, fascinating, compelling work from an accomplished and thoughtful Australian writer who uses the vehicle of a young woman's death to question and explore society's treatment of women, the everyday violence it condones and its intrusive fascination with the murder of pretty young women." --Australian "Utterly engrossing . . . skilfully constructed narrative. . . . Rather than creating a simple case of goodies and baddies, Maguire subtly examines the complexity of the human personality and what leads somebody to feel destructive. This hugely chilling and evocative story, mixing lyrical language and brutal events, is told with great psychological acuity." --Sydney Morning Herald
Emily Maguire is the author of several novels include the international bestseller, Taming the Beast, and the critically acclaimed An Isolated Incident.
She enjoys a high profile in Australia as a social commentator, with her articles and essays on sex, religion and culture appearing in a wide variety of publications.
She lives in Sydney with her husband.
She enjoys a high profile in Australia as a social commentator, with her articles and essays on sex, religion and culture appearing in a wide variety of publications.
She lives in Sydney with her husband.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781785630835 |
| ISBN 10 | 1785630830 |
| Title | An Isolated Incident |
| Author | Emily Maguire |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Eye Books |
| Year published | 2018-08-07 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Miles Franklin Literary Award 2017, Short-listed for Stella Prize 2017, Short-listed for Ned Kelly Awards 2017, Short-listed for Australian Book Industry Awards 2107 |
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