Of A Boy

Author: Sonya Hartnett

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  • : 19.99 AUD
  • : 9780143571759
  • : PENGUIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
  • : Penguin
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  • : August 2014
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  • : August 2014
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Barcode 9780143571759
9780143571759

Description

Internationally published author: the US, Canada, Germany, Italy, Norway and Denmark. Award winning author. The year is 1977, and Adrian is nine. He lives with his gran and his uncle Rory; his best friend is Clinton Tull. He loves to draw and he wants a dog; he's afraid of quicksand, shopping centres and self-combustion. Adrian watches his suburban world, but there is much he cannot understand. He does not for instance, know why three neighbourhood children might set out to buy ice-cream and never come back home €¦Sonya Hartnett captures perfectly the tenderness and skewed perceptions of childhood. Of a Boy is a heartbreaking work of exceptional storytelling.

Awards

Of a Boy won the 2003 The Age Book of the Year and the 2003 Commonwealth Writers Prize. It was shortlisted for the 2003 Miles Franklin Award, the 2003 New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award and the 2003 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. It was long listed for the 2003 Orange Prize for Fiction. In the US and UK, Of a Boy is published under the name What the Birds See.

Author description

Sonya Hartnett is acclaimed for her stories for adults, young adults and children. Her books include Of A Boy, Thursday's Child, Forest, The Silver Donkey, The Ghost's Child, The Midnight Zoo, The Children of the King, Surrender and Butterfly.