Gail Jones
Gail Jones lives in Sydney and teaches at the University of Western Sydney. Her books have won numerous literary awards in Australia. She is the author of two collections of short stories and five novels including Sixty Lights which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Dreams of Speaking which was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and longlisted for the Orange Prize, and Sorry which was longlisted for the Orange Prize.
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Gail Jones’s exquisite novel FIVE BELLS has been recognised on the shortlist for the 2012 Kibble Literary Award. This award, which is one of the most prestigious for women writers, recognises the work of an established Australian female writer in the past year. Told over the course of a single day, FIVE BELLS vividly describes the lives of four people who converge on Circular Quay...
Last night at the launch down at Pier 9 on Sydney Harbour, we waited with bated breath as Chip Rolley announced the 2012 Sydney Writers’ Festival program. It was definitely worth the wait – this year we’re being treated to a spectacular program and we’re really excited about all of the international and local Random House authors who will be appearing at the festival. With...
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Books by Gail Jones
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Five Bells
by Gail JonesPublished: 01/02/2012
Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, the Adelaide Festival Award for Literature, The ALS Gold Medal, the Barbara Jefferiss Prize and the Indies Award. Longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award.
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Black Mirror
by Gail JonesPublished: 01/06/2009
‘I am waiting for this visitor so that I can tell my story and die.’
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Sorry
by Gail JonesPublished: 02/06/2008
An exquisite new novel by one of Australia's most gifted contemporary novelists
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Sixty Lights
by Gail JonesPublished: 02/05/2005
Set in the nineteenth century, this is a powerful tale of a young woman's emotional and physical journey, and a touching exploration of the legacy created by one's actions in life.
