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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 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.'
Source: Author's website, http://emilymaguire.typepad.com/the_gospel_according_to_l/
Sighted: 10/08/2006
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 109 2007; (p. 56-58)
— Review of The Gospel According to Luke 2006 single work novel -
The Gospel that Needs More Time
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 11 November 2006; (p. 22)
— Review of The Gospel According to Luke 2006 single work novel -
Skim
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 November vol. 124 no. 6545 2006; (p. 78)
— Review of The Memory of Tides 2006 single work novel ; The Gospel According to Luke 2006 single work novel ; The Travel Writer 2006 single work novel -
Nice People Like You
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 286 2006; (p. 49-50)
— Review of The Gospel According to Luke 2006 single work novel ; Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls 2006 selected work short story -
Second Comings
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 November 2006; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Gospel According to Luke 2006 single work novel ; Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls 2006 selected work short story
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Young Australia Writes Back
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , October vol. 1 no. 2 2006; (p. 9)
— Review of The Pilo Family Circus 2006 single work novel ; Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls 2006 selected work short story ; The Gospel According to Luke 2006 single work novel -
Stage Set for Maguire's Gospel According to Luke
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 October 2006; (p. 13)
— Review of The Gospel According to Luke 2006 single work novel -
Second Comings
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 November 2006; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Gospel According to Luke 2006 single work novel ; Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls 2006 selected work short story -
Nice People Like You
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 286 2006; (p. 49-50)
— Review of The Gospel According to Luke 2006 single work novel ; Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls 2006 selected work short story -
Skim
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 November vol. 124 no. 6545 2006; (p. 78)
— Review of The Memory of Tides 2006 single work novel ; The Gospel According to Luke 2006 single work novel ; The Travel Writer 2006 single work novel
Awards
- 2008 commended Kathleen Mitchell Literary Award
- Parramatta area, Sydney, New South Wales,