Sorry / Gail Jones
- Bib ID:
- 4385288
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Jones, Gail, 1955-
- Description:
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- North Sydney, N.S.W. : Vintage Books Australia, 2008
- 218 p. ; 20 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781741666632
- Summary:
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"In the remote outback of north-west Australia, English anthropologist Nicholas Keane and his wife Stella raise a curious child, Perdita. Her childhood is far from ordinary; a shack in the wilderness, with a distant father burying himself in books and an unstable mother whose knowledge of Shakespeare forms the backbone of the girl's limited education. Emotionally adrift, Perdita develops a friendship with an Aboriginal girl, Mary, with whom she will share a very special bond. She appears content with her unusual family life in this remote corner of the globe until Nicholas Keane is discovered murdered. 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."--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
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- Previously published: Vintage Books, 2007.
- "Shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award 2008" --Cover.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2007
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