{"title":"Hallie Elizabeth Newton","description":"\u003cp\u003eHallie Elizabeth Newton writes engaging general fiction that captures the nuances of everyday life with warmth and insight. Her stories, such as \u003cem\u003eAgnes Lives!\u003c\/em\u003e, blend heartfelt character study with subtle humour, drawing readers into richly imagined worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect narratives that explore human connections and personal growth, marked by thoughtful prose and memorable characters. Newton's work invites reflection on the small yet profound moments that shape our experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"agnes-lives-by-hallie-elizabeth-newton-9780241794098","title":"Agnes Lives!","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAgnes Lives!\u003c\/em\u003e by Hallie Elizabeth Newton introduces us to Agnes Maurer, who has a plan: before tomorrow's spin class, she will find someone willing to kill her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNew York City, 2014: a place of gleaming towers, boutique fitness, designer handbags and, of course, existential despair. As Agnes wipes away the sweat from her early-morning SoulCycle, she resolves that before her next lesson she will find someone happy to murder her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the following twenty-four hours, as she moves from apartment to office, from bar to rave, she scrolls from one contender to the next: an ice-cold magazine editor, a gun dealer found online, an older politician she dated as a teen, her cruel novelist boyfriend. As she does so, a portrait emerges from the loops and spools of her thought: of a place between beauty and rot, of a time between confidence and collapse, and of a woman between desire and destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in exhilarating, hilarious, shocking prose, \u003cem\u003eAgnes Lives!\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary debut novel from one of the most exciting new writers at work today, detailing the chic, the sexy and the terrifying, crushing depravity of a culture totally hung up on the image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48340119453932,"sku":"9780241794098","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780241794098-agnes-lives-1.jpg?v=1789011827"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/hallie-elizabeth-newton.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}