The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer

The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer
Ilsa Evans
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Trade Paperback
h235 x 155mm - 400pg
1 Sep 2021 AU
International import eta 7-19 days
9781867214021
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Two women abduct and hide out with their four-year-old granddaughter Avery, who they suspect is being harmed. They both love Avery . . . shame they can' t stand each other. A wise and witty novel for readers of Sophie Green and Brooke Davis. What would you do to protect a child? Beth' s daughter Cleo and Shirley' s son Daniel used to be married. Now Cleo is in gaol for supposedly contravening a family violence order, and Daniel has full-time care of their four-year-old daughter, Avery. When Shirley suspects that Daniel is harming Avery, she enlists Beth to abduct their own granddaughter, even though the two women can' t stand each other. They are joined on the run across country Victoria by Winnie, Shirley' s own 89-year-old tech-savvy mother, and Harthacnut, Beth' s miniature schnauzer. The abduction gives rise to crises both personal and social, as Shirley' s large and interfering family - including her toxic son - struggle to come to terms with her actions, amid a whirl of police investigation and media excitement. This heartfelt, wise, witty and wholly original novel explores the lengths we may go to for those we love, and the unintended damage folded into daily life.
Ilsa Evans has published fourteen books across a range of genres, from light fiction and short stories to memoir, murder mystery and YA fantasy. Two of her books have been shortlisted for the prestigious Davitt (Sisters in Crime) Awards, while her novel about domestic violence, Broken, was an Australian best-seller and selected as Women' s Weekly Book of the Month. Ilsa also teaches creative writing students, writes social commentary, and has been published in several newspapers and online journals. In 2011, she received the Eliminating Violence Against Women (EVA) Award for online journalism.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781867214021
Published: 1 Sep 2021
Published In: Australia
Imprint: HQ Fiction
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine: 32mm
Weight: 497g
Pages: 400

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