The Lucky Galah (2018) is a novel by Australian author Tracy Sorensen.
Plot summary The Lucky Galah is set in a fictional remote coastal town named Port Badminton in Western Australia in the year 1969. The story is narrated by a galah named Lucky who can receive signals from satellite dishes (based on OTC Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon).
Reviews ABC Radio National Debut writers series: The Lucky Galah Newtown Review of Books TRACY SORENSEN The Lucky Galah. Reviewed by Michelle McLaren Australian Book Review
Awards The UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing (2019 NSW Premier's Literary Awards) — Shortlisted The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction (2018) — Shortlisted The Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction (2019) — Longlisted Russell Prize (2019) — Shortlisted Miles Franklin Award (2019) — Longlisted
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