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An Isolated Incident
An Isolated Incident
Emily Maguire (born 1976)
English editions
Written in EnglishAn Isolated Incident
Eye Books · United Kingdom · 2018 · 272 pages
An Isolated Incident
Pan Macmillan Australia · Australia · 2016 · 343 pages
An Isolated Incident
Pan Macmillan Australia · Australia · 2017 · 343 pages
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The savage murder of Bella Michaels shocks Strathdee and draws reporters to the town. Chris, Bella's older sister, pulls beers in the town's pub; her relaxed manner hides a shrewd, hard-earned wisdom, and she is pushed into public view as she hunts for some reason behind Bella's death. The people around her, her former husband among them, rally to help, yet as time passes and nobody is charged, she starts to distrust the very people closest to her. The novel examines the everyday violence women face, the press's appetite for the deaths of young women, and the hold that grief takes.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Genres
- Crime (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Australia
- First published
- 2016
- Author's age
- 40 when first published
- ISBN
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9781743538579 (Pan Macmillan Australia, Australia)
9781760553562 (Pan Macmillan Australia, Australia)
9781785630835 (Eye Books, United Kingdom)
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