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The Gospel According to Luke
The Gospel According to Luke
The Gospel According to Luke
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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. As 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. Against a backdrop of religious terrorism and social decay, The Gospel According to Luke is a contemporary love story about belief, family, grief and hope.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 14, 2019
ISBN9781785631078
The Gospel According to Luke
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Emily Maguire

Emily Maguire is the author of four novels, including the international bestseller Taming the Beast, and two non-fiction books. Her articles on feminism, sex and culture have been published widely including in The Age, The Weekend Australian and The Observer. Emily has twice been named as a Sydney Morning Herald Young Novelist of the Year (2010 and 2013) and was the recipient of the 2011 NSW Writers' Fellowship. In 2014 she spent six months in Paris as the Nancy Keesing Resident at the Cite International des Arts, and has served as Writer in Residence at the Djerassi Artists Program in Northern California (2009) and as an Asialink Literature Resident in Vietnam (2008). Emily has an MA in literature and works as a teacher and mentor to young and emerging writers. She lives in Sydney.

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    Pastor Luke Butler is a young dynamic preacher at a Christian youth centre in Sydney. Across the road is a sexual health clinic offering advice to young people which is run by Aggie Gray. When the clinic is threatened by christian fundamentalists this throws Luke and Aggie together. They are immediately attracted to one another but have completely opposing views about teen pregnancy and pro-choice arguments. When a young girl named Honey is thrown into the mix her arrival highlights all that is different between Luke and Aggie.This is a novel examining social and religious issues from differing viewpoints. The characters are flawed and likeable and you really care about them and on the whole an enjoyable read. Highly recommended.

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