Sorry_(novel)

<i>Sorry</i> (novel)

Sorry (novel)

2007 novel by Gail Jones

Sorry is a 2007 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.[1]

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Themes

The novel explores the major themes of Australian Aboriginal-White relations, the isolation and despair of farm life, the Stolen Generations, and life during World War II in Australia.

Dedication

"For Veronica Brady."

Critical reception

  • The judges of the 2008 Women's Prize for Fiction noted: "Through this exquisite story of a young girl’s survival against the odds, Gail Jones explores the values of friendship, loyalty and sacrifice with a skill that has already earned her numerous accolades for her previous novels Dreams of Speaking and Sixty Lights."[2]
  • Review in The Age
  • Review in The Australian
  • Review in The Sydney Morning Herald

Awards

References

  1. [1]
    "Sorry by Gail Jones". Austlit. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Women's Prize for Fiction - 2008 Longlist". Women's Prize. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Familiar faces fill Miles Franklin shortlist". The Age. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Women's Prize for Fiction". Women's Prize. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Kibble Literary Award". Austlit. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Awards: Aussie Prime Minister's". Shelf Awareness. Retrieved 8 June 2023.


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