There Was Still Love

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There Was Still Love
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Author Favel Parrett
GenreFiction
Publisher Hachette Australia
Publication date
24 September 2019
Publication placeAustralia
Pages224
ISBN 9780733630682

There Was Still Love is a 2019 novel by Favel Parrett. [1] The novel follows two Czechoslovak sisters, one of whom relocates to Australia while the other stays in Prague. The story is based on that of Parrett's own grandmother. [2]

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Reception

There Was Still Love received positive reviews in the Sydney Morning Herald , [3] The Saturday Paper , [4] and Australian Book Review . [5] The novel was described by the judges of the Stella Prize as a "confident, sparkling novel that brings to life the story of a family regrouping after the impacts of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia with warmth and resonance". [6]

Awards

Awards for There Was Still Love
YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2020 Indie Book Awards Book of the Year Won [7]
Fiction Book of the Year Won [7]
Stella Prize —Shortlisted [6]
ALS Gold Medal —Shortlisted [8]
Barbara Jefferis Award —Shortlisted [9]

References

  1. ↑ "There Was Still Love". Hachette Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. ↑ O'Brien, Kerrie (11 October 2019). "An ode to the women who carry our world on their shoulders". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Elliott, Helen (4 October 2019). "There Was Still Love review: A tender picture of love and hope". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Philip, Reviewer: Emily (19 October 2019). "There Was Still Love". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. ↑ MacDonald, Anna (November 2019). "Anna MacDonald reviews There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett". Australian Book Review. No. 416. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  6. 1 2 "There Was Still Love – Favel Parrett". Stella Prize. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Winners of the 2020 Indie Book Awards Announced". Indie Book Awards. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "ALS Gold Medal 2020 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Barbara Jefferis Award 2020 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
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