An Isolated Incident (Maguire novel)

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An Isolated Incident
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Author Emily Maguire
GenreFiction
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Publication date
22 March 2016
Publication placeAustralia
Pages352
ISBN 9781760553562

An Isolated Incident is a 2016 novel by Australian writer Emily Maguire. The novel is a psychological thriller that describes the aftermath of the murder of a 25-year-old woman named Bella Michaels in the fictional town of Strathdee. [1] The narrative explores the ways in which crimes against women are sensationalised in the media. [1] [2] Its title, An Isolated Incident, was chosen to express by Maguire's frustration with the media's tendency to treat episodes of violence against women as isolated incidents rather than as part of a broader pattern. [3] The novel had a positive reception and was shortlisted for the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award and the 2017 Stella Prize. [2] [4]

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Reception

The novel received favourable reviews. In Australian Book Review , Jay Daniel Thompson wrote that the novel featured a few overly polemical passages, but that it was otherwise a "taut and timely text". [5] In The Sydney Morning Herald , Anita Sethi wrote that the novel was a "hugely chilling and evocative story" and praised Maguire's ability to capture a wide spectrum of human emotion. [6] In The Australian , Suzanne Leal praised Maguire's ability to balance an engaging narrative with a compelling exploration of society's treatment of women. [7]

Awards

Awards for An Isolated Incident
YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2017 Stella Prize —Shortlisted [2]
Miles Franklin Literary Award —Shortlisted [4]
Ned Kelly Awards Best Crime NovelShortlisted [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "An Isolated Incident - Emily Maguire". Pan Macmillan. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "An Isolated Incident – Emily Maguire". Stella Prize. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Morris, Linda (17 March 2016). "Crime fiction: Emily Maguire rejects murder mystery template with new novel An Isolated Incident". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 Webb, Jen (6 September 2017). "Miles Franklin awards 2017 shortlist: reviews of the books you'll read next". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Jay Daniel (30 March 2016). "Jay Daniel Thompson reviews An Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Sethi, Anita (8 April 2016). "An Isolated Incident review: Emily Maguire on the side effects of a murder". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Leal, Suzanne (28 May 2016). "An Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire: focus on violence against women". The Australian. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Bedford, Jean (15 August 2017). "Round-up of the 2017 Ned Kelly Awards shortlist for best fiction". Newtown Review of Books. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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