{"title":"Catherine Noske","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor Catherine Noske crafts poignant narratives that explore the depths of human emotion and the complexities of everyday life. Her work in \u003cem\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers into richly drawn worlds where characters grapple with love, loss, and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a talent for blending lyrical prose and insightful storytelling, Noske’s books offer thoughtful reflections on personal identity and connection, making them compelling reads for those who appreciate nuanced, character-driven tales.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-salt-madonna-by-catherine-noske-9781760784249","title":"The Salt Madonna","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTense, original and lyrically told;\u003c\/em\u003e this is a gripping story of a community spellbound by collective mania and the search for what cannot be found... - Gail Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a crime.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is the story of a miracle. \u003cbr\u003e\nThere are two stories here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHannah Mulvey left her island home as a teenager. But her stubborn, defiant mother is dying, and now Hannah has returned to Chesil, taking up a teaching post at the tiny schoolhouse, doing what she can in the long days of this final year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut though Hannah cannot pinpoint exactly when it begins, something threatens her small community. A girl disappears entirely from class. Odd reports and rumours reach her through her young charges. People mutter on street corners, the church bell tolls through the night and the island's women gather at strange hours... And then the miracles begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA page-turning, thought-provoking portrayal of a remote community caught up in a collective moment of madness, of good intentions turned terribly awry. A blistering examination of truth and power, and how we might tell one from the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WEST AUSTRALIAN PREMIER'S BOOK AWARDS PREMIER'S PRIZE FOR AN EMERGING WRITER 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Salt Madonna\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Catherine Noske's debut novel grapples with questions of familial obligation, complicity, remorse and the fallibility of memory ... \u003cem\u003eThe Salt Madonna\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to readers who enjoyed Laura Elizabeth Woollett's \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Revolutionary\u003c\/em\u003e.' - Books+Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Catherine Noske's \u003cem\u003eThe Salt Madonna\u003c\/em\u003e is Australian Gothic at its most sublime and uncanny. Superbly atmospheric and darkly unsettling, the characters are haunted by their colonial pasts, manifested in guilty silence... Noske's taut, subversive writing exposes unspeakable truths buried in dazzling stories, miracles and epiphanies.' - Cassandra Atherton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244682653932,"sku":"9781760784249","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760784249-the-salt-madonna-1.jpg?v=1788009249"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/catherine-noske.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}