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Shelf life: Emily Maguire

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From: Scotland on Sunday
Date: 20070311
Author:NO BYLINE

Emily Maguire is a Sydney-based novelist and essayist. Her darkly erotic first novel, Taming The Beast, has been translated into 10 languages. Her new book, The Gospel According To Luke, about a jaded sexual health counsellor and religious fundamentalists, is published by Serpent's Tail, priced GBP 10.99.

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