The Good Parents
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| File:The Good Parents (novel).jpg First edition (AUS) | |
| Author | Joan London |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Vintage Books (AUS) Grove Press (US) Atlantic Books (UK) |
Publication date | April 2008 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| ISBN | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| OCLC | 213329704 |
| Preceded by | Gilgamesh |
| Followed by | The Golden Age |
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The Good Parents is a 2008 novel by Joan London.[1]
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]The book concerns an eighteen-year-old girl, Maya de Jong, who moves to Melbourne and becomes involved in a relationship with her boss. When Maya's parents come to Melbourne to stay with her, they find that Maya has disappeared.[2] London says of the role of parents with older children, "There's nothing much you can do, except wait and be there".[3]
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]- 2009 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction[4]
References
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