Sorry (novel)
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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
- Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2008: shortlisted[3]
- Orange Prize for Fiction (UK), 2008: longlisted[4]
- Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2008: shortlisted [5]
- Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Fiction, 2008: shortlisted[6]
References
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