Ordinary Human Love by Melissa Goode Paperback Book

Description: Ordinary Human Love by Melissa Goode Sensual, melancholy, hypnotic. Ordinary Human Love is a richly textured, exquisitely observed portrait of memory, longing, love and forgiveness. Emily Maguire, author of An Isolated IncidentI read this incredible debut several months ago – and I can tell you that since then, I have read a lot of books – yet Ordinary Human Love still hasnt entirely left me. –The AustralianThe end of the affair is just the beginning Mardi McKee, prodigal daughter, arrives at her fathers home in Lithgow, Australia, after drifting overseas for eighteen months. Her previous life is a memory. Her mother has died, she is divorced and is estranged from her former lover, Ian. Mardi had left Ian, at dawn before he awoke, with no explanation, only months after ending her marriage. Ians teenage sister, Claudia, has also arrived, escaping her childhood home for Ians. Spiky, lovable, lost, Claudia forges an intense friendship with Mardi. But Mardi finds that repairing her relationship with Ian is not so easily done. Mardi is hiding something and Ian is having none of her quest for forgiveness, not until she explains why she vanished without a trace.Set between country New South Wales, inner city Sydney, and Europe, Ordinary Human Love follows Mardi as she discovers that the greatest love she will ever feel is for the man she left. In this powerful and complex debut, Melissa Goode interrogates what makes a life worthwhile, and has created a vivid, intricate portrait of the relationships that shape and connect us, and the all-consuming nature of desire. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Melissa Goode lives in the Blue Mountains. Her work has appeared in Best Australian Short Stories, Kill Your Darlings and Griffith Review. Ordinary Human Love is her first novel. Details ISBN1761153269 Author Melissa Goode Publisher Ultimo Press Format Paperback NZ Release Date 2024-04-30 Pages 352 Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781761153266 Publication Date 2024-05-01 Imprint Ultimo Press Country of Publication Australia Illustrations TEXT ONLY Audience General AU Release Date 2024-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159974623;

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