Description
Author(s): Mears, Gillian
A special hardback edition of the award-winning novel about two generations of the Nancarrow family and the high-jumping horse circuit prior to the Second World War, published to commemorate the life and work of Gillian Mears, 1964 - 2016.
About the author:
Gillian Mears grew up in the northern New South Wales town of Grafton. Acclaim came early, with her short-story collections and novels winning major prizes. Her books include Ride a Cock Horse (1988), The Mint Lawn (1991), winner of the Australian/Vogel Literary Award, and The Grass Sister (1995). A Map of the Gardens (2002) won the 2003 Steele Rudd Australian Short Story Award.
Her eagerly awaited third novel, Foal.s Bread, was published by Allen & Unwin in 2011. It is the winner of The Prime Minister.s Award for Fiction, The Age Book of the Year for Fiction and the ALS Gold Medal, all awarded in 2012. It was shortlisted for The Indie Awards (2012), the Barbara Jefferis Award (2012), the Miles Franklin Literary Award (2012) and the ABIA (Australian Book Industry Awards) Book of the Year (2012). Her children.s story, The Cat With the Coloured Tail, was published by Walker Books Australia.
Gillian died at home in Grafton on 16 May 2016. She is sorely missed and remembered with loving gratitude.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781760294991
Audience:
Language: English
Number of Pages: 376
Publication Date: 20161026
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Product Form: Hardback
Dimensions (LxWxH): 234 mm153 mm
Weight: 0.64 kg