Her books ride a cock horse and the grass sister won a commonwealth writers prize, shortlist, in 1989 and 1996, respectively. A love story of impossible beauty and sadness, it is also a chronicle of dreams turned inside out, and miracles that never last, framed against a world. Now 47, mears has not published a novel for 16 years. Gillian mears searing novel of australia, foals bread, was sixteen years in the making.
Gillian mears has 19 books on goodreads with 3689 ratings. September 2012 the longawaited new novel from the awardwinning author of the grass sister tells the story of two generations of the nancarrow family and the highjumping horse circuit prior to the second world war. Gillian mears graphic observations of just about everything made this an often uncomfortable and sometimes intensely burdensome read. Her acute attention to the detail in every observation gives the reader a clear sense of the picture being drawn, and an often disquieting invitation into the dark and even intimate recesses of the human mind. Her books include ride a cock horse 1988, fineflour 1990, winner of a commonwealth writers prize for best first book, the mint lawn 1991 winner of the. I loved gillian mears s podcasts of living in her old ambulance and i spent a.
Her first, the mint lawn, won the vogel award in 1990 and is one of my. Her early stories from the prizewinning ride a cock horse and the critically. For me there were echoes of the man who loved children in the unconventional. In 2003, a map of the gardens won the steele rudd award. Her most recent book is the cat with the coloured tail, a beautifully illustrated childrens fable which has been shortlisted for numerous awards. Foals bread lead me to the mint lawn and i am in awe of gillian mears ability as a writer. Gillian mears 21 july 1964 16 may 2016 was an australian short story writer and novelist. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Gillian mears is an acclaimed awardwinning author of adult fiction. This is her first book for children and is inspired by personal experience. Gillian mears is a courageous and strikingly original storyteller who has twice won commonwealth writers regional awards, as well as the coveted vogel award. The sound of horses hooves turns hollow on the farms west of wirri. Her last book, published in 2015 and already shortlisted for several awards, was a childrens picture book, the cat.
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