Taming the Beast

by Emily Maguire

Format: Paperback 320 pages

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Synopsis

Sarah Clark's life is irrevocably changed at the age of fourteen when her English teacher, Mr Carr, seduces her after class. Their affair is illegal, erotic, passionate and dangerous - a vicious meeting of minds and bodies. But when Mr Carr's wife discovers the affair he has to choose between them and moves to another city with his family. Sarah is devastated and from that day on her life is defined by a series of meaningless, self-abasing sexual encounters, hoping with each man that she will experience the same delicious feelings she had with Mr Carr. Seven years later Daniel Carr walks back into Sarah's life and she is drawn once again into the destructive relationship. Is Sarah strong enough to 'tame the beast'?

Book details

Published
08/03/2007

Publisher
Serpent's Tail

ISBN
9781852424848



Publisher and industry reviews

Jacket review

"'A hard-hitting debut about modern adolescence' The List 'The Australian novelist eschews the obvious child abuse narrative for a more complex look at the nature of violence and sex in this emotional rollercoaster' Herald 'A thought-provoking and searing first novel' The Age 'Far too well-written to be discarded as shock-smut' Arena 'By the end of Taming the Beast - through which I forgot to eat - I felt terrified, feverish, and green at the gills. And utterly awed' Big Issue in the North"

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