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What I Would Do to You

Georgia Harper

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English
Vintage
26 March 2024
A compulsively readable debut novel for those who could not put down Dirt Town or Before You Knew My Name.

'Surprising, ferocious and stubbornly full of heart.' Hayley Scrivenor, author of Dirt Town

'An original and powerful thriller.' Lyn Yeowart, author of The Silent Listener

What would you do?

A near-future Australia. The death penalty is back. But if the victim's family wants the perpetrator to die, they have to do it themselves. Twenty-four hours alone in a room with the condemned. No cameras. No microphones. Just whatever punishment they decide befits the crime.

Ten-year-old Lucy was murdered. Through counselling sessions with their court-appointed psychologist, we learn the stories of her family members- Lucy's two mothers - Stella and Matisse - her much older brother and her bookish teenage sister, who is too young to participate in the execution, but who has plans of her own . . .

Secrets and grief threaten to break the family. As the execution date nears, already-struggling Stella remains adamant that she must carry out the punishment. But it becomes clear that if she steps into that room, the family may lose her too.

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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 154mm,  Spine: 30mm
Weight:   416g
ISBN:   9781761342127
ISBN 10:   1761342126
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Georgia Harper is a psychologist who has worked both with serious violent offenders and with trauma victim-survivors. Her career spans correctional and forensic mental health, rural mental health and private practice roles. She was Statewide Coordinator of the Queensland Prison Mental Health Service and, in keeping with her passion for animal welfare, the Senior Inspector Prosecutions for RSPCA Queensland. Georgia studied journalism before deciding she didn't have the nous to pursue people's most difficult stories. Now, being trusted with them is the substance and privilege of her psychology work. She started writing her first novel, What I Would Do to You, as a creative outlet during the pandemic. Georgia currently works in health psychology, and also advises on LGBTIQ+ workforce inclusivity strategies. Born in Brisbane, she lives on the beautiful Darling Downs and writes in her paddock, under supervision of her shire horse.

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