Mateship with Birds

Mateship with Birds is a 2012 novel by Australian novelist Carrie Tiffany which won the inaugural 2013 Stella Prize.

Synopsis The novel is set in the 1950s in Cohuna, a town in northern Victoria. Betty, a nurse, lives on the outskirts of town, next-door to dairy farmer Harry, whose wife has left him for a man from the local bird fanciers' club.

Notes

Dedication: For Peter

Critical reception

Writing in The Guardian Janine Burke called the book a "raw and tender novel" and went on point out the connections between this novel and the book of the same title by Alec Chisholm."Mateship with Birds by Carrie Tiffany" review by Janine Burke, The Guardian, 12 June 2013

Romana Kaval in The Monthly found "the book full of wisdom and humour.""Mateship with Birds - Carrie Tiffany" by Romana Kovak, The Monthly

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref 2013 Miles Franklin Award — New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize for Fiction Stella Prize — Women's Prize for Fiction — 2014 International Dublin Literary Award — References