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Jane Turner Goldsmith, PhD candidate, Creative Writing, University of Adelaide

'What does journey even mean?': Emily Perkins interrogates our obsession with wellbeing

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Therese Thorne is the kind of woman who cooks steak “perfectly, because people pleasing can’t stop overnight”. The kind who says “whatever would make people feel better”, even if it is not what she believes.

The protagonist of Emily Perkins’ Lioness, she is instantly recognisable – and her story will engage readers who like to soak up a good psychological drama.

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