The Good Parents

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The Good Parents
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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 typePrint (paperback)
ISBN 1-74166-793-3
OCLC 213329704
Preceded by Gilgamesh  
Followed by The Golden Age  

The Good Parents is a 2008 novel by Joan London. [1]

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Synopsis

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]

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