I am so pleased to share the news that Lucy Treloar has won the 2020 Barbara Jefferis award for her superb novel Wolfe Island.
There are many things to love about this novel, but what I really like is the representation of its central character Kitty Hawke as a powerful, independent older woman in control of her own destiny. This is, I suspect, the reason why the novel won an award for “the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society”.
The book has been nominated for numerous awards, and now, at last, it’s a winner.
Read my review here.
You can buy a copy from Fishpond Wolfe Island or your favourite indie bookseller.
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That is terrific! I really enjoyed ‘Wolfe Island’ as well.
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By: Jennifer on November 18, 2020
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It’s such good reading!
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By: Lisa Hill on November 18, 2020
at 8:36 pm
Absolutely thrilled with this news! Well-deserved.
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By: karenlee thompson on November 18, 2020
at 6:17 pm
Yes, especially since she’s been nominated for so many other awards… I really am thrilled for her.
And I loved Salt Creek too.
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By: Lisa Hill on November 18, 2020
at 8:37 pm
It’s always wonderful when a book we love gets the recognition of a prize! :D
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By: kaggsysbookishramblings on November 18, 2020
at 7:52 pm
Yes, we bask in the same sunshine:)
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By: Lisa Hill on November 18, 2020
at 8:37 pm
The only one I haven’t read from the shortlist won. I think it’s telling me something!
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By: whisperinggums on November 18, 2020
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Sue, it is absolutely your kind of book…
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By: Lisa Hill on November 18, 2020
at 8:38 pm
I know :(
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By: whisperinggums on November 18, 2020
at 8:38 pm
I have almost picked this book up a couple of times but hesitated. Next time!
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By: TravellinPenguin on November 18, 2020
at 10:02 pm
You may need to reserve it now:)
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By: Lisa Hill on November 19, 2020
at 10:22 am
I remember you were enthusiastic about this book and I added it to my wishlist as a result. Still hoping it will materialise in our library system —
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By: BookerTalk on November 19, 2020
at 5:46 am
Fingers crossed for you that it does…It should, because even though it’s written by an Australian author, it is a universal story in a universal setting.
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By: Lisa Hill on November 19, 2020
at 10:51 am
It seems I can get it as an audio book only. Sigh. I keep running into this issue with Australian authors……availability via our library system is so poor
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By: BookerTalk on November 19, 2020
at 8:31 pm
It’s the same here with New Zealand books. My closest library doesn’t have much, but ne farther away has a good range and often the most recent releases.
It might be worth you finding out if your library network has a system of specialising in particular types of books. They can’t all afford to have everything, so, for example, when it comes to books in other languages the different branches keep collections in different languages. One branch is heavy on the classics, another has a lot of American fiction or graphic novels. They’re all networked so you can order what you want online and it will be at your own branch the next day.
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By: Lisa Hill on November 19, 2020
at 9:17 pm
I’m pleased about this winner. A worthy recipient!
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By: Theresa Smith Writes on November 20, 2020
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Yessss!
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By: Lisa Hill on November 20, 2020
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