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She is a graduate of the University of Sydney with a BA (Honours), the University of Colorado with a MA and a PhD in Creative Arts from the University of Technology, Sydney. She is one of Australia's best-known authors. She is the winner of the <a class="showlessmore_link" id="u_c55e0_showmore" onclick="truncate_show('u_c55e0')" >show more</a><span class="hideme" id="u_c55e0"> Orange Prize for Fiction, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. She will be at the Oz, New Zealand festival of literature and arts program in London in 2015. She also made the Indie Awards 2016 shortlists in the Nonfiction category with her title One Life. (Publisher Fact Sheets)</span> <a class="hideme showlessmore_link" id="u_c55e0_showless" onclick="truncate_show('u_c55e0')" >show less</a></div><div class="author_aka tinytext"><p class="alsoknownas">Includes the names: <span id="u_12fc9209" class="lt_itemlist"><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/grenvillkate&norefer=2">Kate Grenvill</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/kategrenville&norefer=2">Kate Grenville</a></span></span></p></div><div class="tinytext">Image credit: Courtesy of Allen and Unwin</div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_series" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_53bb" data-caret-id="tdc_u_53bb" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_4812" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("series", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="series" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_53bb" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Series</h2><span id="tdh_u_4812" ><a name="series"></a><div class="worklist serieslist"><div id="u_a0e9d971" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/nseries/7397/Colonial-Trilogy" class="" >Colonial Trilogy</a></div></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_mainworks" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_86b5" data-caret-id="tdc_u_86b5" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_cf1c" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("mainworks", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="mainworks" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_86b5" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Works by Kate Grenville</h2><span id="tdh_u_cf1c" ><a name="mainworks"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" id="recent_pillbox" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('grenvillekate', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">Popular</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('grenvillekate', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">Recent</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="worklist"><div id="u_1ad41681" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/521914" data-workid="521914" data-title="The-Secret-River" class="" >The Secret River</a> <span class="date">(2005)</span> <span class="copies note">2,828 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 130 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/85176" data-workid="85176" data-title="The-Idea-of-Perfection" class="" >The Idea of Perfection</a> <span class="date">(2000)</span> <span class="copies note">1,034 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 46 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/6251734" data-workid="6251734" data-title="The-Lieutenant" class="" >The Lieutenant</a> <span class="date">(2008)</span> <span class="copies note">797 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 59 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/85708" data-workid="85708" data-title="Lilians-Story" class="" >Lilian's Story</a> <span class="date">(1985)</span> <span class="copies note">421 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 4 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/11483047" data-workid="11483047" data-title="Sarah-Thornhill" class="" >Sarah Thornhill</a> <span class="date">(2011)</span> <span class="copies note">364 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 22 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/24948091" data-workid="24948091" data-title="A-Room-Made-of-Leaves" class="" >A Room Made of Leaves</a> <span class="date">(2020)</span> <span class="copies note">308 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 20 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/581254" data-workid="581254" data-title="Dark-Places" class="" >Dark Places</a> <span class="date">(1994)</span> <span class="copies note">245 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 6 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/425122" data-workid="425122" data-title="The-Writing-Book-A-Workbook-for-Fiction-Writers" class="" >The Writing Book: A Workbook for Fiction Writers</a> <span class="date">(1990)</span> <span class="copies note">218 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/3413601" data-workid="3413601" data-title="Searching-for-the-Secret-River" class="" >Searching for the Secret River</a> <span class="date">(2006)</span> <span class="copies note">166 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 6 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/387860" data-workid="387860" data-title="Joan-Makes-History" class="" >Joan Makes History</a> <span class="date">(1988)</span> <span class="copies note">163 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 4 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/30747079" data-workid="30747079" data-title="Restless-Dolly-Maunder" class="" >Restless Dolly Maunder</a> <span class="date">(2023)</span> <span class="copies note">102 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 6 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15896624" data-workid="15896624" data-title="One-Life-My-Mothers-Story" class="" >One Life: My Mother's Story</a> <span class="date">(2015)</span> <span class="copies note">91 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 5 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/453384" data-workid="453384" data-title="Writing-from-Start-to-Finish-A-Six-Step-Guide" class="" >Writing from Start to Finish: A Six-Step Guide</a> <span class="date">(2001)</span> <span class="copies note">69 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/492578" data-workid="492578" data-title="Dreamhouse" class="" >Dreamhouse</a> <span class="date">(1986)</span> <span class="copies note">51 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/19039737" data-workid="19039737" data-title="The-Case-Against-Fragrance" class="" >The Case Against Fragrance</a> <span class="date">(2017)</span> <span class="copies note">51 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 3 reviews</span></div><div id="u_d8e258d4" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 24" ><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/492572" data-workid="492572" data-title="Bearded-Ladies" class="" >Bearded Ladies</a> <span class="date">(1984)</span> <span class="copies note">48 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/773883" data-workid="773883" data-title="Making-stories-how-ten-Australian-novels-were-written" class="" >Making stories : how ten Australian novels were written</a> <span class="date">(1993)</span> <span class="copies note">33 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/2859146" data-workid="2859146" data-title="Bearded-Ladies%25252F-Dreamhouse" class="" >Bearded Ladies/ Dreamhouse</a> <span class="date">(2002)</span> <span class="copies note">13 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/28086293" data-workid="28086293" data-title="Elizabeth-Macarthurs-Letters" class="" >Elizabeth Macarthur's Letters</a> <span class="date">(2022)</span> — Editor — <span class="copies note">9 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/27194297" data-workid="27194297" data-title="Always-Greener-The-Restless-Life-of-Dolly-Russell-an-Audible-Original" class="" >Always Greener: The Restless Life of Dolly Russell, an Audible Original</a> <span class="date">(2021)</span> <span class="copies note">6 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/25239311" data-workid="25239311" data-title="The-Secret-River-%25252F-The-Lieutenant" class="" >The Secret River / The Lieutenant</a> <span class="date">(2008)</span> <span class="copies note">2 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/16420158" data-workid="16420158" data-title="The-Secret-River-and-Searching-for-The-Secret-River" class="" >The Secret River and Searching for The Secret River</a> <span class="date">(2011)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/26094324" data-workid="26094324" data-title="The-Colonial-Trilogy" class="" >The Colonial Trilogy</a> <span class="date">(2021)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/33148707" data-workid="33148707" data-title="Unsettled-A-Journey-Through-Time-and-Place" class="" >Unsettled: A Journey Through Time and Place</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div></div></div></div><div class="flex_center"><a value="Work Explorer " value="Work Explorer " class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn_rollover_primary btn-lozenge extra_top_space_half btn-sm btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/author/grenvillekate/workexplorer" ><span class="btntxt">Work Explorer <i class="fa-solid fa-angle-right"></i></span></a></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_alsoby" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_c359" data-caret-id="tdc_u_c359" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_78ec" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("alsoby", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="alsoby" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_c359" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Associated Works</h2><span id="tdh_u_78ec" ><a name="alsoby"></a><div class="worklist"><div id="u_2dc1e5f3" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/82941" data-workid="82941" data-title="Granta-70-Australia-The-New-New-World" class="" >Granta 70: Australia - The New New World</a> <span class="date">(2000)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">168 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/4580066" data-workid="4580066" data-title="The-Best-Australian-Stories-2007" class="" >The Best Australian Stories 2007</a> <span class="date">(2007)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">22 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/3255953" data-workid="3255953" data-title="The-best-Australian-stories-2001" class="" >The best Australian stories 2001</a> <span class="date">(2001)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">14 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/1544707" data-workid="1544707" data-title="Solo-Writers-on-Pilgrimage" class="" >Solo: Writers on Pilgrimage</a> <span class="date">(2004)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">11 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a 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class="count"> (91)</span> </span> </div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_common_knowledge" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_f434" data-caret-id="tdc_u_f434" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_7482" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("common_knowledge", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="common_knowledge" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_f434" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Common Knowledge</h2><span id="tdh_u_7482" ><a name="common_knowledge"></a><div id="fwikiContainerTablediv"><dl class="loving comfort joined"><dt>Canonical name</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=22&exact=1&type=2&q=Grenville, Kate" data-fieldtype="22" class="" >Grenville, Kate</a></dd><dt>Other names</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=32&exact=1&type=2&q=Grenville, Catherine Elizabeth" data-fieldtype="32" class="" >Grenville, Catherine Elizabeth (birth name)</a></dd><dt>Birthdate</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=8&exact=1&type=2&q=1950-10-15" data-fieldtype="8" class="" >1950-10-15</a></dd><dt>Gender</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=5&exact=1&type=2&q=female" data-fieldtype="5" class="" >female</a></dd><dt>Nationality</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=18&exact=1&type=2&q=Australia" data-fieldtype="18" class="" >Australia</a></dd><dt>Birthplace</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/place/Sydney, New South Wales, Australia" data-fieldtype="44" class="" >Sydney, New South Wales, Australia</a></dd><dt>Places of residence</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/place/Colorado, USA" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >Colorado, USA</a><br><a target="_top" href="/place/Sydney, Australia" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >Sydney, Australia</a></dd><dt>Education</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=9&exact=1&type=2&q=University of Sydney" data-fieldtype="9" class="" >University of Sydney (BA)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=9&exact=1&type=2&q=University of Colorado" data-fieldtype="9" class="" >University of Colorado (MA ∙ Creative Writing)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=9&exact=1&type=2&q=Cremorne Girls' High School" data-fieldtype="9" class="" >Cremorne Girls' High School</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=9&exact=1&type=2&q=University of Technology, Sydney" data-fieldtype="9" class="" >University of Technology, Sydney</a></dd><dt>Occupations</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=17&exact=1&type=2&q=novelist" data-fieldtype="17" class="" >novelist</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=17&exact=1&type=2&q=creative writing teacher" data-fieldtype="17" class="" >creative writing teacher</a></dd><dt>Agent</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=15&exact=1&type=2&q=Barbara Mobbs" data-fieldtype="15" class="" >Barbara Mobbs</a></dd></dl></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_members" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_8464" data-caret-id="tdc_u_8464" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_1b98" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("members", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="members" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_8464" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Members</h2><span id="tdh_u_1b98" ><a name="members"></a><div id="newauthor_members"></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_discussions" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_625f" data-caret-id="tdc_u_625f" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_123c" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("discussions", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="discussions" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_625f" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Discussions</h2><span id="tdh_u_123c" ><a name="discussions"></a><div id="u_26b9b551" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><i class="fa-solid fa-messages dormant"></i> <a href="/topic/126207">November 2011: Kate Grenville</a> in Monthly Author Reads <span class="note">(December 2011)</span></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_reviews" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_d085" data-caret-id="tdc_u_d085" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_cb31" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("reviews", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="reviews" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_d085" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Reviews</h2><span id="tdh_u_cb31" ><a name="reviews"></a><input type="hidden" id="cache_key" value="u_a26b836d"><div class="brevs_container author_brevs_container "><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_276010783" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/30747079" data-workid="30747079" data-title="Restless-Dolly-Maunder" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1805302485.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1805302485.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1805302485.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/30747079" data-workid="30747079" data-title="Restless-Dolly-Maunder" class="" >Restless Dolly Maunder</a> by <a href="/author/grenvillekate">Kate Grenville</a></div></div><div class="showmore" id="u_7bb82197" >I picked up this novel because it appeared on the shortlist of the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction. As I read, I kept wondering why it had been given that honour.<br><br>The protagonist is based on the author’s grandmother, a smart and ambitious woman thwarted by the societal restrictions imposed on her gender. Born in 1881 on a sheep farm in New South Wales, Australia, she loves school and wants to be a teacher, but her dreams are crushed by her father. Marriage can get her away from <u class="showmore_hide">the drudgery of the family farm “where everything was rough, coarse, dirty, half-broken, a life of hard work and nothing to show for it.” Of course she discovers that marriage is just another form of servitude. She urges her husband to become a businessman, not a farmer, and is happy when he agrees. Quickly however, she becomes restless and is looking for something else to achieve. And determined to give her children, especially her daughter, the opportunities she didn’t have, she becomes a demanding mother whose relationship with her children suffers. <br><br>I found the book repetitive. Dolly opens a business but gets bored once it’s a success. She uproots her family and moves on to a new place with another business and the pattern repeats again and again. She is never satisfied, endlessly pursuing the next challenge. <br><br>There is much to admire about Dolly. She is smart, determined, and resourceful. It is not difficult to sympathize with her because of her limited options: “She just wanted to be a woman with the same freedom to choose that a man had.” Of course her dominant trait is her restlessness: “The craving for a new place, a new venture, a new set of challenges to meet and conquer – once that craving gripped her she couldn’t ignore it.” <br><br>What is missing is some self-reflection, any real attempt to understand the impact of her single-minded restlessness on her children. Over and over again, her children must leave behind friends. Dolly even forces her daughter to pursue a career she doesn’t want, justifying her actions with “A parent knew better than a child what was best for the child.” Never does Dolly realize that she is behaving like her own mother. Dolly has been scarred by her childhood but she behaves in a way that scars her children.<br><br>Because the novel appeared on the shortlist of a prestigious literary prize, I was expecting so much more. This story is like so many I’ve read. The book is superficial in many ways; it explains everything so the reader doesn’t have to engage. There are passages like “a world of small thinking . . . was all most women had access to. They’d never been told they could do anything bigger, and they’d been blocked if they tried. Finally, like a broken-in horse, they’d forgotten their real natures. They’d gone on and made a life out of the tame things they were allowed. Clever women, so many of them, bust shrunken because they were women.” I prefer being shown, not told.<br><br>The book is the author’s attempt to understand her grandmother who was described as cold and dominating and uncaring and selfish and unloving. What the author imagines for her grandmother is a plausible explanation for Dolly’s behaviour, but as a work of literature, the book is unremarkable.<br><br>Note: Please check out my reader's blog (https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/) or substack (https://substack.com/@doreenyakabuski) for over 1,100 of my book reviews.</u><span class="showmore_showlink">… (<a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_7bb82197');">more</a>)</span></div class="" ><span id="rate-u_ef6ca3ea" title="3.5 Stars" aria-title="3.5 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="7" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="0" class="ratehalf selected" >½</i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_276010783" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_276010783"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_276010783" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_276010783" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_276010783" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_276010783"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/Schatje" target="_top">Schatje</a> | <a href="/work/30747079/reviews" data-workid="30747079" data-title="Restless-Dolly-Maunder" class="" >5 other reviews</a> | Nov 29, 2024 | <a href="/review/276010783"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_273188290" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/24948091" data-workid="24948091" data-title="A-Room-Made-of-Leaves" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1922330027.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1922330027.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1922330027.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/24948091" data-workid="24948091" data-title="A-Room-Made-of-Leaves" class="" >A Room Made of Leaves</a> by <a href="/author/grenvillekate">Kate Grenville</a></div></div><div class="showmore" id="u_4fcbd8ec" >One would like to believe this book re the the plight of the women both free settlers and the convicts.<br>What it does do it gives insite into some of the history of our early settlement, the character of her husband, the military and the Governors.<br>The need to find arible land and start farming and grazing to feed a near starving colony.<br>Government works verses private enterprise. The good and worst of both enterprise ie the need to expand and the run currency. <br>A good read, <u class="showmore_hide">thought provoking but still fiction</u><span class="showmore_showlink">… (<a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_4fcbd8ec');">more</a>)</span></div class="" ><span id="rate-u_739660ca" title="4 Stars" aria-title="4 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="8" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="7" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_273188290" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_273188290"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_273188290" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_273188290" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_273188290" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_273188290"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/BryceV" target="_top">BryceV</a> | <a href="/work/24948091/reviews" data-workid="24948091" data-title="A-Room-Made-of-Leaves" class="" >19 other reviews</a> | Oct 10, 2024 | <a href="/review/273188290"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_271931443" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/3413601" data-workid="3413601" data-title="Searching-For-The-Secret-River" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1847670024.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1847670024.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1847670024.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/3413601" data-workid="3413601" data-title="Searching-For-The-Secret-River" class="" >Searching For The Secret River</a> by <a href="/author/grenvillekate">Kate Grenville</a></div></div><div class="" >I haven't read The Secret River I have to admit. But I stumbled across this book at my university bookshop and bought it purely because the blurb on the back sounded interesting. I'm so glad I did, because I couldn't put it down! Searching for the Secret River touches on so many things I've been thinking about recently, it was definitely the right book at the right time. Now I need to go and find a copy of The Secret River to read!</div class="" ><span id="rate-u_5294d285" title="5 Stars" aria-title="5 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="10" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="8" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="9" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_271931443" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_271931443"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_271931443" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_271931443" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_271931443" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_271931443"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/Badwolftina" target="_top">Badwolftina</a> | <a href="/work/3413601/reviews" data-workid="3413601" data-title="Searching-For-The-Secret-River" class="" >5 other reviews</a> | Sep 18, 2024 | <a href="/review/271931443"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_271744178" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/30747079" data-workid="30747079" data-title="Restless-Dolly-Maunder" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1805302485.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1805302485.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1805302485.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/30747079" data-workid="30747079" data-title="Restless-Dolly-Maunder" class="" >Restless Dolly Maunder</a></div></div><div class="" >Although the story is clearly told, the telling is repetitive and the reader is spoon-fed the details of Dolly's life. 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></i>Awards</h2><span id="tdh_u_4326" ><a name="awards"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.groupAwards('grenvillekate', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">By Award</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.groupAwards('grenvillekate', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">By Work</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="card_list" rows="2"><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10255635"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/97/20/97206225ea5c178636f61413551424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/253/Booker-Prize" class="" >Booker Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_af239538" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/521914" data-workid="521914" data-title="The-Secret-River" target="_top" class="" >The Secret River</a> (<a href="/award/253.4.0.2006/Booker-Prize-Shortlist-2006">Shortlist – 2006</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218950"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/7f/ad/7fadff4cf172da4636c47496d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1353/Womens-Prize-for-Fiction" class="" >Women's Prize for Fiction</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_517a37e8" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/30747079" data-workid="30747079" data-title="Restless-Dolly-Maunder" target="_top" class="" >Restless Dolly Maunder</a> (<a href="/award/1353.4.0.2024/Womens-Prize-for-Fiction-Shortlist-2024">Shortlist – 2024</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/85176" data-workid="85176" data-title="The-Idea-of-Perfection" target="_top" class="" >The Idea of Perfection</a> (<a href="/award/1353.1.0.2001/Womens-Prize-for-Fiction-Winner-2001">Winner – 2001</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218774"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/56/6e/566ea4338d99b4763742b306d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/945/International-Dublin-Literary-Award" class="" >International Dublin Literary Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_05245842" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/11483047" data-workid="11483047" data-title="Sarah-Thornhill" target="_top" class="" >Sarah Thornhill</a> (<a href="/award/945.3.0.2013/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist-2013">Longlist – 2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218360"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/d1/7a/d17a73baf06091e6376496d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/283/Los-Angeles-Times-Book-Prize" class="" >Los Angeles Times Book Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_6051ba4e" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/581254" data-workid="581254" data-title="Dark-Places" target="_top" class="" >Dark Places</a> (<a href="/award/283.5.5.1995/Los-Angeles-Times-Book-Prize-Finalist-Fiction-1995">Finalist – Fiction – 1995</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218141"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/e1/2e/e12e92176533531636a49426d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/43/Notable-Books-List" class="" >Notable Books List</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_dc836d66" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/521914" data-workid="521914" data-title="The-Secret-River" target="_top" class="" >The Secret River</a> (<a href="/award/43.0.5.2007/Notable-Books-List-Fiction-2007">Fiction – 2007</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218490"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/c4/93/c4935c5daf301a3636a67316d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/450/Commonwealth-Writers-Prize" class="" >Commonwealth Writers' Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_3686b5f3" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/521914" data-workid="521914" data-title="The-Secret-River" target="_top" class="" >The Secret River</a> (<a href="/award/450.1.4242.2006/Commonwealth-Writers-Prize-Winner-Overall-Best-Book-2006">Winner – Overall Best Book – 2006</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218671"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/de/37/de37292388cfe666371614e6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/748/RUSA-CODES-Reading-List" class="" >RUSA CODES Reading List</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_502639b1" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/11483047" data-workid="11483047" data-title="Sarah-Thornhill" target="_top" class="" >Sarah Thornhill</a> (<a href="/award/748.4.2699.2013/RUSA-CODES-Reading-List-Shortlist-Historical-Fiction-2013">Shortlist – Historical Fiction – 2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218466"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/76/ec/76ece7719e09f1b63674b2b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/423/Globe-and-Mail-Top-100-Book" class="" >Globe and Mail Top 100 Book</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_8288a64f" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/30747079" data-workid="30747079" data-title="Restless-Dolly-Maunder" target="_top" class="" >Restless Dolly Maunder</a> (<a href="/award/423.0.4198.2023/Globe-and-Mail-Top-100-Book-International-Fiction-2023">International Fiction – 2023</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218657"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/d2/51/d251df3b7f02d8d636e65466d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/725/Independent-Booksellers-Book-Prize" class="" >Independent Booksellers' Book Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_c6131d31" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/11483047" data-workid="11483047" data-title="Sarah-Thornhill" target="_top" class="" >Sarah Thornhill</a> (<a href="/award/725.4.0.2012/Independent-Booksellers-Book-Prize-Shortlist-2012">Shortlist – 2012</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10247792"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/5d/8f/5d8ffef444d6149637276457377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/2259/New-South-Wales-Premiers-Literary-Award" class="" >New South Wales Premier's Literary Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_782fc00e" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/24948091" data-workid="24948091" data-title="A-Room-Made-of-Leaves" target="_top" class="" >A Room Made of Leaves</a> (<a href="/award/2259.4.9962.2021/New-South-Wales-Premiers-Literary-Award-Shortlist-Christina-Stead-Prize-for-Fiction-2021">Shortlist – Christina Stead Prize for Fiction – 2021</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15896624" data-workid="15896624" data-title="One-Life-My-Mothers-Story" target="_top" class="" >One Life: My Mother's Story</a> (<a href="/award/2259.4.9961.2016/New-South-Wales-Premiers-Literary-Award-Shortlist-Douglas-Stewart-Prize-for-Non-Fiction-2016">Shortlist – Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction – 2016</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/11483047" data-workid="11483047" data-title="Sarah-Thornhill" target="_top" class="" >Sarah Thornhill</a> (<a href="/award/2259.4.9962.2012/New-South-Wales-Premiers-Literary-Award-Shortlist-Christina-Stead-Prize-for-Fiction-2012">Shortlist – Christina Stead Prize for Fiction – 2012</a>)</div><div id="u_997ce682" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 4" ><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/521914" data-workid="521914" data-title="The-Secret-River" target="_top" class="" >The Secret River</a> (<a href="/award/2259.1.9955.2006/New-South-Wales-Premiers-Literary-Award-Winner-Community-Relations-Commission-Award-2006">Winner – Community Relations Commission Award – 2006</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218825"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/d0/78/d0784b7f7008fbd63706a717077424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1049/Walter-Scott-Prize-for-Historical-Fiction" class="" >Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_26c1b9a8" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/24948091" data-workid="24948091" data-title="A-Room-Made-of-Leaves" target="_top" class="" >A Room Made of Leaves</a> (<a href="/award/1049.4.0.2021/Walter-Scott-Prize-for-Historical-Fiction-Shortlist-2021">Shortlist – 2021</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218857"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/dd/30/dd306be18205539636f2b4e6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1118/Australian-Book-Industry-Awards" class="" >Australian Book Industry Awards</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_885bc8ad" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/24948091" data-workid="24948091" data-title="A-Room-Made-of-Leaves" target="_top" class="" >A Room Made of Leaves</a> (<a href="/award/1118.4.1615.2021/Australian-Book-Industry-Awards-Shortlist-Literary-Fiction-2021">Shortlist – Literary Fiction – 2021</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15896624" data-workid="15896624" data-title="One-Life-My-Mothers-Story" target="_top" class="" >One Life: My Mother's Story</a> (<a href="/award/1118.4.2160.2016/Australian-Book-Industry-Awards-Shortlist-General-Non-Fiction-2016">Shortlist – General Non-Fiction – 2016</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/11483047" data-workid="11483047" data-title="Sarah-Thornhill" target="_top" class="" >Sarah Thornhill</a> (<a href="/award/1118.1.2712.2012/Australian-Book-Industry-Awards-Winner-General-Fiction-2012">Winner – General Fiction – 2012</a>)</div><div id="u_90f9a9db" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 4" ><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/521914" data-workid="521914" data-title="The-Secret-River" target="_top" class="" >The Secret River</a> (<a href="/award/1118.1.2169.2006/Australian-Book-Industry-Awards-Winner-Book-of-the-Year-2006">Winner – Book of the Year – 2006</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10219934"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/34/9a/349a841979d02216372676a7441424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/5695/Nita-B-Kibble-Literary-Award-for-Women-Writers" class="" >Nita B Kibble Literary Award for Women Writers</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_7de19392" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/521914" data-workid="521914" data-title="The-Secret-River" target="_top" class="" >The Secret River</a> (<a href="/award/5695.4.0.2006/Nita-B-Kibble-Literary-Award-for-Women-Writers-Shortlist-2006">Shortlist – 2006</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/85176" data-workid="85176" data-title="The-Idea-of-Perfection" target="_top" class="" >The Idea of Perfection</a> (<a href="/award/5695.4.0.2000/Nita-B-Kibble-Literary-Award-for-Women-Writers-Shortlist-2000">Shortlist – 2000</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"></div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/6149/Australian%25252FVogel-Literary-Award" class="" >Australian/Vogel Literary Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_3208410d" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/85708" data-workid="85708" data-title="Lilians-Story" target="_top" class="" >Lilian's Story</a> (<a href="/award/6149.1.0.1984/Australian%25252FVogel-Literary-Award-Winner-1984">Winner – 1984</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10246285"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/08/cf/08cfcff1283f652636f7a6b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/13650/Nib-Literary-Award" class="" >Nib Literary Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_9ac2de8a" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/11483047" data-workid="11483047" data-title="Sarah-Thornhill" target="_top" class="" >Sarah Thornhill</a> (<a href="/award/13650.4.0.2012/Nib-Literary-Award-Shortlist-2012">Shortlist – 2012</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218308"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/bb/77/bb77c168b64aff063714b636d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/223/School-Library-Journal-Best-Book-of-the-Year" class="" >School Library Journal Best Book of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_793824e9" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/521914" data-workid="521914" data-title="The-Secret-River" target="_top" class="" >The Secret River</a> (<a href="/award/223.0.0.2006/School-Library-Journal-Best-Book-of-the-Year-2006">2006</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10248160"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/c2/58/c258475413387c36367316a3551424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/4624/Voss-Literary-Prize" class="" >Voss Literary Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_5262f42c" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/30747079" data-workid="30747079" data-title="Restless-Dolly-Maunder" target="_top" class="" >Restless Dolly Maunder</a> (<a href="/award/4624.3.0.2024/Voss-Literary-Prize-Longlist-2024">Longlist – 2024</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/24948091" data-workid="24948091" data-title="A-Room-Made-of-Leaves" target="_top" class="" >A Room Made of Leaves</a> (<a href="/award/4624.3.0.2021/Voss-Literary-Prize-Longlist-2021">Longlist – 2021</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"></div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/3035/Margaret-and-Colin-Roderick-Literary-Award" class="" >Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_48e41ac4" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/30747079" data-workid="30747079" data-title="Restless-Dolly-Maunder" target="_top" class="" >Restless Dolly Maunder</a> (<a href="/award/3035.4.0.2024/Margaret-and-Colin-Roderick-Literary-Award-Shortlist-2024">Shortlist – 2024</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10223566"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/57/3c/573cb9737be7462636b6b433551424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/834/The-Big-Jubilee-Read" class="" >The Big Jubilee Read</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_7bd206f5" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/521914" data-workid="521914" data-title="The-Secret-River" target="_top" class="" >The Secret River</a> (<a href="/award/834.0.22235.133158/The-Big-Jubilee-Read-2002-2011-2002-2011">2002-2011 – 133158</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"></div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/15106/Between-the-Covers" class="" >Between the Covers</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_41fadc0a" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/521914" data-workid="521914" data-title="The-Secret-River" target="_top" class="" >The Secret River</a> (<a href="/award/15106.294.0.2022/Between-the-Covers-Series-4-2022">Series 4 – 2022</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10248226"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/7d/fa/7dfa181045e3940636b396a3551424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/7341/ARA-Historical-Novel-Prize" class="" >ARA Historical Novel Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_552f8bb6" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/24948091" data-workid="24948091" data-title="A-Room-Made-of-Leaves" target="_top" class="" >A Room Made of Leaves</a> (<a href="/award/7341.3.3308.2021/ARA-Historical-Novel-Prize-Longlist-Adult-2021">Longlist – Adult – 2021</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10219197"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/32/b6/32b648738c475c9637650467377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1994/Indie-Book-Award-Australia" class="" >Indie Book Award (Australia)</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_dbc40c41" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/30747079" data-workid="30747079" data-title="Restless-Dolly-Maunder" target="_top" class="" >Restless Dolly Maunder</a> (<a href="/award/1994.3.5.2024/Indie-Book-Award-Australia-Longlist-Fiction-2024">Longlist – Fiction – 2024</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/24948091" data-workid="24948091" data-title="A-Room-Made-of-Leaves" target="_top" class="" >A Room Made of Leaves</a> (<a href="/award/1994.3.5.2021/Indie-Book-Award-Australia-Longlist-Fiction-2021">Longlist – Fiction – 2021</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15896624" data-workid="15896624" data-title="One-Life-My-Mothers-Story" target="_top" class="" >One Life: My Mother's Story</a> (<a href="/award/1994.4.10.2016/Indie-Book-Award-Australia-Shortlist-Non-Fiction-2016">Shortlist – Non-Fiction – 2016</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10219176"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/94/55/9455862638de955636f794e6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1964/Miles-Franklin-Award" class="" >Miles Franklin Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_888b8ea2" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/11483047" data-workid="11483047" data-title="Sarah-Thornhill" target="_top" class="" >Sarah Thornhill</a> (<a href="/award/1964.3.0.2012/Miles-Franklin-Award-Longlist-2012">Longlist – 2012</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/521914" data-workid="521914" data-title="The-Secret-River" target="_top" class="" >The Secret River</a> (<a href="/award/1964.4.0.2006/Miles-Franklin-Award-Shortlist-2006">Shortlist – 2006</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/581254" data-workid="581254" data-title="Dark-Places" target="_top" class="" >Dark Places</a> (<a href="/award/1964.4.0.1995/Miles-Franklin-Award-Shortlist-1995">Shortlist – 1995</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10219392"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/cb/6d/cb6d738c347942c636e63316d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/2605/The-Age-Book-of-the-Year-Award" class="" >The Age Book of the Year Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_4465ba4d" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/24948091" data-workid="24948091" data-title="A-Room-Made-of-Leaves" target="_top" class="" >A Room Made of Leaves</a> (<a href="/award/2605.4.5.2021/The-Age-Book-of-the-Year-Award-Shortlist-Fiction-2021">Shortlist – Fiction – 2021</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/521914" 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