 First edition | |
| Author | Gail Jones |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Vintage, Australia |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 216 |
| ISBN | 9781864710601 |
| Preceded by | Sorry |
| Followed by | A Guide to Berlin |
Five Bells (2011) is a novel by Australian author Gail Jones.
Five Bells concerns four main characters who visit Circular Quay in Sydney on the same day: Ellie, a PhD student; James, a teacher; Catherine, an Irish woman mourning the loss of her brother; and Pei Xing, a Chinese woman.
Where have you gone? The tide is over you,
The turn of midnight water's over you,
As Time is over you, and mystery,
And memory, the flood that does not flow.
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