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Love Objects

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Love Objects by Emily Maguire explores the intricate and often complicated relationships within a family as they traverse the challenges of life. The narrative focuses on the bonds between family members, highlighting their struggles with understanding, acceptance, and the burdens of personal and collective pasts. Through a rich portrayal of vulnerability and connection, the story delves deep into the emotional landscapes that define familial ties.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to stories about family dynamics and the complexities of human relationships. The narrative explores themes of connection, love, and the personal struggles that shape our identities. It's a compelling read for those who appreciate character-driven fiction with emotional depth and nuanced storytelling.

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Love Objects

A stunning novel of great compassion and insight, from the author of the Stella Prize-shortlisted An Isolated Incident. Shortlisted for the 2022 ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year.

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'Bold, furious, unapologetic and deeply insightful.'
Sofie Laguna, author of Infinite Splendours

'A stunning, immersive novel that will change the conversation about class and about what possessions mean. It's important and funny and sad and beautiful and I absolutely adored it.'
Kathryn Heyman, author of Storm and Grace and Fury

'One of the most big-hearted novels I've ever read. Each person fully formed, each scene and new catastrophe rooted in truth.'
Bri Lee, author of Eggshell Skull

Nic is a forty-three-year-old trivia buff, amateur nail artist and fairy godmother to the neighbourhood's stray cats. She's also the owner of a decade's worth of daily newspapers, enough clothes and shoes to fill Big W three times over and a pen collection which, if laid end-to-end, would probably circle her house twice.

The person she's closest to in the world is her beloved niece Lena, who she meets for lunch every Sunday. One day Nic fails to show up. When Lena travels to her aunt's house to see if Nic's all right, she gets the shock of her life, and sets in train a series of events that will prove cataclysmic for them both.

By the acclaimed author of An Isolated Incident, Love Objects is a clear-eyed, heart-wrenching and deeply compassionate novel about love and family, betrayal and forgiveness, and the things we do to fill our empty spaces.

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Love Objects by Emily Maguire has been praised for its deep character development and exploration of complex relationships. Reviewers have noted the novel's compelling narrative about family dynamics and the poignant portrayal of themes such as hoarding and isolation. Its empathetic approach to the intricacies of human connections has been highlighted as both heart-wrenching and insightful.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761068782

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 348g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Emily Maguire is the author of six novels, including the Stella Prize and Miles Franklin Award-shortlisted An Isolated Incident, and three non-fiction books. Her articles and essays on sex, feminism, culture and literature have been published widely including in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Observer and The Age. Emily works as a teacher and as a mentor to young and emerging writers and was the 2018/2019 Writer-in-Residence at the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney.

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