{"title":"Melissa Goode","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelissa Goode’s novels explore the delicate intricacies of human relationships and the quiet moments that shape our lives. With a keen eye for emotional depth, her stories weave together themes of love, loss, and self-discovery, creating narratives that resonate long after the last page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders of \u003cem\u003eOrdinary Human Love\u003c\/em\u003e can expect compelling characters brought to life through lyrical prose and thoughtful reflection. Goode’s work sits comfortably within general fiction, inviting contemplation on the ordinary and extraordinary experiences that define us.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ordinary-human-love-by-melissa-goode-9781761153266","title":"Ordinary Human Love","description":"\u003cb\u003e‘Sensual, melancholy, hypnotic. \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Human Love\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly textured, exquisitely observed portrait of memory, longing, love and forgiveness.’ Emily Maguire, author of \u003ci\u003eAn Isolated Incident\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘\u003c\/i\u003eI read this incredible debut several months ago – and I can tell you that since then, I have read a \u003ci\u003elot\u003c\/i\u003e of books – yet \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Human Love\u003c\/i\u003e still hasn’t entirely left me.’ –\u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe end of the affair is just the beginning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mardi McKee, prodigal daughter, arrives at her father’s 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ian’s teenage sister, Claudia, has also arrived, escaping her childhood home for Ian’s. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet between country New South Wales, inner city Sydney, and Europe, \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Human Love\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243502809324,"sku":"9781761153266","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761153266-ordinary-human-love-1.jpg?v=1787986157"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/melissa-goode.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}