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Three women. A baby rescued from the sea. Lives forever changed.
When Sapphie, a passionate environmentalist, goes on a camping trip in the bush, she miraculously rescues a baby from the sea. The baby belongs to Candace, a charity worker struggling with new motherhood. The act of rescue throws these strangers together, inspires an intense friendship and compels people to confront their deepest truths.
As the novel dives into the turbulent waters of love, duty and control, the women must navigate the powerful currents of their fears and desires to discover who they really are. All We Need is whip-smart fiction that shines a light on how we live today. It holds a mirror to contemporary parenting, economic insecurity, sibling rivalry, the environment, gender divides and the joy of dress-ups.
Acutely observed, funny and tender, this tell-your-friends-about-it book will keep you gripped until the last page.
Contemporary, Motherhood, Environment, Work, Friendship
About The Author
Magdalena McGuire is an award-winning author who was born in Poland, raised in the tropics of the Northern Territory and now lives in Melbourne.
Magdalena is passionate about using clear prose to craft vivid stories with a strong emotional core.
Her writing has won, and been shortlisted for, various awards including The Allan Marshall Short Story Award, Deborah Cass Memorial Prize, The Impress Prize, The Bristol Short Story Prize, Mslexia Short Fiction Competition, the Queensland Literary Awards and the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
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