Written when Coote was 19, Innocents is a taut, wickedly clever descent into the anatomy of an obsession. 'Innocents is a taut, wickedly clever descent into the anatomy of an obsession, the debut of a precociously assured young literary voice.

Education: Attended Narrabundah College and Australian National University.įorcing someone vulnerable and naive into a sexual.

clients and associate consultants Copyediting ( English ) Cathy Coote Copyediting ( Arabic ) Aamenna Raafat Proofreading ( English ) Cathy Coote and. But when the perpetrator is a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl, is she culpable? And if the victim is her thirty-four-year-old teacher, shouldn't he have known better? Unforgettable, disturbing, and morally complex, Innocents takes us on a journey into the darker side of desire.įorcing someone vulnerable and naive into a sexual relationship is perverted, even evil. Cathy Coote Manager, Medication Management & Logistics, Pharmacy, Saskatchewan Health Authority Saskatoon, SK Catherine Wolfe-Coote Legal, Governance, Company Secretary & Executive Recruitment. It permanently unsettles our notions of innocence, experience, and power, and suggests that we are all culpable.'-BOOK JACKET. Originally published: Australia : Random House Australia, 1999.

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