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Sorry (novel)

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Sorry
First edition
AuthorGail Jones
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherVintage Books, Australia
Publication date
2007
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages218 pp
ISBN1-74166-900-6
OCLC213605318
LC ClassPR9619.3.J6863 S67 2007b
Preceded byDreams of Speaking 
Followed byFive Bells 

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

Themes

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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

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"For Veronica Brady."

Critical reception

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  • 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

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References

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