The Gospel According to Luke - Tapa blanda

Packing in more issues than a Hollyoaks omnibus, this novel reads like a tragic Shakespearean romance, given a coarse 21st century rubdown. (The List)

Moving, intelligent and shocking. (Scarlet)

A powerful tale of faith and fanaticism. (Big Issue)

Emily Maguire...invites the reader to slide into the skins of her beautifully flawed characters and share in their human weaknesses. Be prepared to be absorbed; this is compelling storytelling. (Good Reading)

Witty, poignant and hard-hitting. (Sainbury's Magazine)

Aggie Grey is a jaded sexual health counsellor who finds herself having to defend her abortion clinic 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 campaign 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 Acording to Luke is a contemporary love story about belief, family, grief and hope.