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The Gospel According to Luke

Author: Emily Maguire
Imprint: Brandl Schlesinger
Binding: Paperback
Featured in the October, 2006 magazine
(Highly recommended)

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Publisher's synopsis:

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 Grey'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.

Book review:

... this is compelling storytelling.

Review by: Elizabeth McIntyre

Category:

Fiction > Australian

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