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Rose Hartley is a graduate of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop. She lives in Adelaide with her cat, Doris, and her 1962 caravan, Cecil. Maggie's Going Nowhere is her first novel.

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Maggie's Going Nowhere

Maggie’s Going Nowhere is a fierce and funny debut introducing a thoroughly relatable and offbeat heroine. If you enjoy Fleabag, you'll adore Maggie!

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Maggie’s Going Nowhere book club notes

Introduce your reading group to a hopeless heroine, with Rose Hartley’s hilarious debut.

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Celebrating Mother's Day with Rose Hartley

We’re celebrating Mother’s Day with Rose Hartley! To purchase a copy of Maggie’s Going Nowhere, please go to this link https://www.penguin.com.au/books/maggies-going-nowhere-9780143795483 Rose Hartley is a graduate of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop. She lives in Adelaide with her cat, Doris, and her 1962 caravan, Cecil. Maggie's Going Nowhere is her first novel. Rose was shortlisted for the 2019 Judith Wright Poetry Prize for her poem ‘Love, surveillance, cross-infection’.