Sixty Lights
Sixty Lights is a 2004 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.Themes
The novel explores the themes of the family relationships, marriage, death and loss.Dedication
"For my brothers, Peter and Kevin Jones."Awards
- Booker Prize, 2004: longlisted
- Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction, 2004: winner
- Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Premier's Prize, 2004: winner
- Commonwealth Writers Prize, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book, 2005: commended
- Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2005: shortlisted
- New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, 2005: shortlisted
- Australian Literature Society Gold Medal, 2005
- The Age Book of the Year Award, Fiction Prize, 2005: winner
- Victorian Premier's Literary Award, The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction, 2005: shortlisted
- South Australia Premier's Awards Fiction, 2006: winner
- South Australia Premier's Awards Best Overall Published Work, 2006: winner
- International Dublin Literary Award, 2006: longlisted
Reviews
- "The Age"
- "The Asian Review of Books"
- "Australian Book Review"
- "The Guardian"
- "The Telegraph"
