Lovers' Knots : A Hundred-Year Novel (1992) is a novel by Australian writer Marion Halligan. It was originally published by Heinemann in Australia in 1992.
Synopsis The novel follows the lives of Ada Gray, who arrives in Australia from England as an immigrant in the early twentieth century, and her descendants.
Dedication Dedication: For my sisters Brenda and Rosanne
Publishing history
After its initial publication in Australia by Heinemann in 1992, the novel was reprinted as follows
Minerva, Australia 1993 Mandarin, Australia, 1993 and 1996
Critical reception Writing in The Canberra Times reviewer Helen Elliott noted: "This is not a novel to be devoured, nor to be read at one sitting. It is to be savoured from the front cover to the measured conclusion which does not want to talk about happy endings, but is prepared to be eternally hopeful about happy beginnings. Lovers' Knots will be read with shouts of recognition — and murmurs of pleasure."
Awards The Age Book of the Year Awards Best Fiction, winner 1992 The Age Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year, winner 1992 Nita Kibble Award winner 1994
Notes In The Canberra Times Robert Hefner interviewed the author about the novel.
See also 1992 in Australian literature
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