{"title":"Fiona Kelly McGregor","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiona Kelly McGregor's novels offer a compelling blend of \u003cem\u003egeneral\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ehistorical fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, weaving intricate narratives that explore memory, identity, and the human condition. Her storytelling is both evocative and intimate, inviting readers into richly drawn worlds filled with complex characters and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the poignant reflections of \u003cem\u003eIndelible Ink\u003c\/em\u003e to the immersive atmospheres of \u003cem\u003eIris\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Trap\u003c\/em\u003e, her work is marked by a keen insight into personal and historical landscapes. Readers can expect thoughtful, beautifully crafted prose that lingers long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"indelible-ink-by-fiona-kelly-mcgregor-9781922070623","title":"Indelible Ink","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarie King is fifty-nine, recently divorced, and has lived a rather conventional life on Sydney's affluent north shore. Now her three children have moved out, the family home is to be sold, and with it will go her beloved garden. On a drunken whim, Marie gets a tattoo — an act that gives way to an unexpected friendship with her tattoo artist, Rhys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBefore long, Rhys has introduced Marie to a side of the city that clashes with her staid north-shore milieu. Her children are mortified by their mother's transformation, but have their own challenges to deal with: workplace politics, love affairs old and new, and, of course, the real-estate market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with Fiona McGregor's incisive wit and keen eye, \u003cem\u003eIndelible Ink\u003c\/em\u003e uses one family as a microcosm for the changes operating in society at large. In its piercing examination of the way we live now, it is truly a novel for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The richest and most complete evocation of Sydney since Patrick White's The Vivisector.'\u003c\/em\u003e — The Monthly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Fiona McGregor, through her unusual and compelling use of language, transforms this family's story into something epic.'\u003c\/em\u003e — The Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46549116387564,"sku":"9781922070623","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9117353482872.jpg?v=1749882781"},{"product_id":"the-trap-by-fiona-kelly-mcgregor-9781760787691","title":"The Trap","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSydney, 1942: a city in wartime. As nightclubs are raided, the sly-grog trade thrives, and public toilets become the hunting grounds for corrupt police running an entrapment scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs journalists, lawyers, and establishment figures close in on this scandal, figures from the city's demi-monde must reckon with how to survive in dangerous times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Trap\u003c\/em\u003e brings to life a turbulent era, exploring the shadows and complexities of those who lived through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47269597741292,"sku":"9781760787691","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c96c314f412bf4a7fcdc200dd65f08e9.jpg?v=1769985636"},{"product_id":"iris-by-fiona-kelly-mcgregor-9781760787684","title":"Iris","description":"Sergeant Lillian Armfield leans forward.\nWhat about Black Ada's, Webber? I know you two went there. What sort of people go there?\nIris smiles. \nThe sort of people you coppers like to bash. \n\nIn late 1932, Iris Webber arrives in Sydney looking for work but the city is still in the grip of the Depression and there are few jobs for women at the best of times. She makes her way as best she can: a scam here, a shoplift there, busking with an accordion. And she knows how to use a gun.\n\nWhen Iris meets young sex worker Maisie Matthews, everything changes. But what options are there in a world where even on the margins, queer desire is harshly punished? The only way forward is paved with violence.\n\nWhip smart, resolute, a woman far ahead of her time, Iris navigates these mean streets with a growing awareness not just of herself, but also of the system enclosing her: narrow, corrupt, brutally prejudiced. Yet there is still joy to be had, sometimes even transcendence. \n\nFrom acclaimed best-selling author of Indelible Ink comes another great novel of the city. Peeling back the layers of history, McGregor weaves a teeming social portrait of schemers, gamblers, goodtime girls, gangsters and sly-groggers. Based on actual events, narrated in gritty lyrical prose, Iris is a dazzling literary achievement from one of Australia's most exciting writers. Iris's voice will hypnotise you.\n\n\nSHORTLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2023 \nSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 NSW PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS CHRISTINA STEAD PRIZE FOR FICTION\nSHORTLISTED FOR THE ALS GOLD MEDAL 2023\nSHORTLISTED FOR THE ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE ADULT CATEGORY 2023\nSHORTLISTED FOR THE VOSS LITERARY PRIZE 2023\nLONGLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE 2023\nLONGLISTED FOR THE ABDA BOOK DESIGN AWARDS 2023 BEST DESIGNED LITERARY FICTION COVER\nLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKPEOPLE ADULT FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023\n\n\nPRAISE FOR IRIS\n\n'The story of Iris had to be told, and Fiona Kelly McGregor has produced the roughest but most invaluable diamond.' Tony Birch\n\n'There's a magical conjuring up here, a dream-building of people, place and things. Iris is to me not just a great urban novel, but maybe the best Australian city novel ever.' Peter Doyle\n\n'Visceral and immediate and relevant. It's a stunner.' Hannah Kent\n\n'A vivid, arresting voice ... Utterly gripping. Love it.' Lucy Treloar\n \n'A brawling, picaresque book by one of our foremost cartographers of settler Sydney.' Declan Fry, The Sydney Morning Herald\n\n'Vivid and panoramic.' The Times \/ The Conversation\n\n'Intimate and exuberant.' Gemma Nisbet, The West Australian\n\n'Exceptional ... This book had me in its clutches for an unusually long time. I didn't want to let it - or Iris - go.' Alison Huber, Readings Bookshop\n\n'An exhilarating squeezebox of a novel.' Felicity Plunkett, The Australian Book Review\n\n'McGregor's Iris is a bold example of literary craft that demonstrates a profound historical understanding of place and time. The experience of Iris - a woman defiant in the face of injustice, and fierce, despite hardship - in a time of economic pain, social uncertainty, and looming war, remains starkly relevant today.' 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