The Beloved (novel)
| Author | Annah Faulkner |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Picador, Australia |
Publication date | 2012 |
Published in English | 1 July 2012 |
| Media type | Print Paperback |
| Pages | 313 |
| ISBN | 9781742611556 |
| Followed by | Last Day in the Dynamite Factory |
The Beloved (2012) is a novel by Australian author Annah Faulkner. It won the 2013 Nita Kibble Literary Award.[1]
Book summary
Roberta (Bertie) Lightfoot moves from post-war Melbourne and Sydney in the 1950s to post-colonial frontier town, Port Moresby. One day she discovers she has polio and the novel follows her long road to recovery and the subsequent discovery of her gifts as an painter.
Reviews
"Readings" bookstore called the novel "Tender and witty, The Beloved is a moving debut novel which paints a vivid portrait of both the beauty and the burden of unconditional love."[2]
Mary Anne Elliott, reviewing the novel in The Northern Star stated: "Faulkner's engaging and evocative narrative never falters; it is by turns wise, witty and completely delightful."[3]
Awards
- 2011 winner Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Manuscript of an Emerging Queensland Author
- 2013 shortlisted Miles Franklin Award
- 2013 winner Kibble Literary Awards — Nita Kibble Literary Award