Sorry (novel)

Sorry

First edition
Author	Gail Jones
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Vintage Books, Australia
Publication date	2007
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	218 pp
ISBN	1-74166-900-6
OCLC	213605318
LC Class	PR9619.3.J6863 S67 2007b
Preceded by	Dreams of Speaking
Followed by	Five Bells

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

Themes

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

"For Veronica Brady."

Critical reception

• 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

• Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2008: shortlisted[3]
• Orange Prize for Fiction (UK), 2008: longlisted[4]
• Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2008: shortlisted [5]
• Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Fiction, 2008: shortlisted[6]

References

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.