Georgia Blain
Georgia Blain has written a number of novels for adults, including the bestselling Closed For Winter, which was made into a feature film. She was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Novelists in 1998, and has been shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and the Nita B Kibble Award. She lives in Sydney with her partner and daughter. Her most recent novels include Too Close To Home and Darkwater her first young adult book.
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You know the scenario. You’re at the doctor’s waiting room or on a crowded train that has suddenly stopped. Not knowing how long you’ll be there, you probably don’t want to get stuck into your novel as you might have to leave it at a critical point – but you want to read something to keep boredom at bay. We have the answer. The short story. It has a beginning,...
The 2012 Barbara Jefferis Award shortlist, which includes six Australian novelists who have contributed to the positive representation of women in literature, has been revealed. We’re proud to announce that three Random House authors published under Vintage were among those on the shortlist, making up half of the nominees: Frank Moorhouse for COLD LIGHT Georgia Blain for...
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Books by Georgia Blain
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Strange Times (Storycuts)
by Georgia BlainPublished: 12/03/2012
Nothing is as vivid, or as strange, as the memory of our school days.
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Too Close To Home
by Georgia BlainPublished: 02/05/2011
Shortlisted for the Barbara Jefferiss Award
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Darkwater
by Georgia BlainPublished: 01/07/2010
A beautifully atmospheric mystery about family, politics and murder in an idyllic Sydney suburb
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Births Deaths Marriages
by Georgia BlainPublished: 03/03/2008
A brutally honest account of love, marriage, families and death.
