{"product_id":"9781761067990-secondhand-immaculate","title":"Immaculate","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Anna McGahan\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 400\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tragic and moving.' HSU-MING TEO, previous winner of The Australian\/Vogel's Award  All Frances wants is a cure for her daughter, but that would take a miracle, and miracles aren't something Frances believes in anymore.  Newly divorced from her pastor ex-husband and excommunicated from the church community she once worked within, she wrestles alone with the prognosis of her terminally ill child. Any suggestion of 'divine intervention' is salt in the wound of her grief. So when Frances is forced to take in a homeless and pregnant teenage girl who claims to have had an immaculate conception, she's deeply challenged.  But sixteen-year-old Mary is not who she seems, and soon opens the door to perspectives that profoundly shift Frances's sense of reality, triggering a chain of astonishing events. It seems that where there is the greatest suffering lies an unexpected magic. Frances begins to hold hope for her family's future, but the miracle prayed for is not always the one received.  Immaculate is a provocative and tender exploration of loss, identity and healing, and the secret worlds we hide within in order to survive.  'A gripping and unique story.' KATE ADAMS, bookseller","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619809284315,"sku":"9781761067990-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9781761067990-us-300.jpg?v=1742364184","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781761067990-secondhand-immaculate","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}