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Sorry is a 2007 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.

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Sorry is a 2007 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.

Contents

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."

Review in The Age

Review in The Australian

Review in The Sydney Morning Herald

Awards

Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2008: shortlisted

Orange Prize for Fiction (UK), 2008: longlisted

Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2008: shortlisted

Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Fiction, 2008: shortlisted

Article from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), where it is maintained by volunteer editors.

Notable quotes

“Remorse is not among the eternal verities. The Greeks were right to dethrone her. Her action is too capricious, as though the Erinyes selected for punishment only certain men and certain sins. And of all means to regeneration, Remorse is surely the most wasteful. It cuts away healthy tissues with the poisoned. It is a knife that probes far deeper than the evil.”
— E. M. Forster, Howards End (1910), chapter 41.
“Le remords s'endort durant un destin prospère et s'aigrit dans l'adversité.”
— Remorse goes to sleep during a prosperous period and wakes up in adversity.

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Sorry is a 2007 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.

Not who you're looking for? Others named Sorry: 2015 song by Justin Bieber · 2012 song by Ciara · 2002 film by Shin Togashi · 2021 stand-up comedy special by Louis C.K

Notable quotes

“Remorse is not among the eternal verities. The Greeks were right to dethrone her. Her action is too capricious, as though the Erinyes selected for punishment only certain men and certain sins. And of all means to regeneration, Remorse is surely the most wasteful. It cuts away healthy tissues with the poisoned. It is a knife that probes far deeper than the evil.”
— E. M. Forster, Howards End (1910), chapter 41.
“Le remords s'endort durant un destin prospère et s'aigrit dans l'adversité.”
— Remorse goes to sleep during a prosperous period and wakes up in adversity.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Article

Sorry is a 2007 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.

Contents

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."

Review in The Age

Review in The Australian

Review in The Sydney Morning Herald

Awards

Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2008: shortlisted

Orange Prize for Fiction (UK), 2008: longlisted

Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2008: shortlisted

Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Fiction, 2008: shortlisted

Article from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), where it is maintained by volunteer editors.