Woman of the Inner Sea

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Woman of the Inner Sea
Author Thomas Keneally
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
Publisher Hodder and Stoughton
Publication date
1992
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages284 pp.
ISBN 0340531487
Preceded by Chief of Staff  
Followed by Jacko  

Woman of the Inner Sea is a 1992 novel by the Australian author Thomas Keneally. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

After a tragedy Kate Gaffney-Kozinsky gives up her marriage, family and life in Sydney for the Outback where she hopes to transform herself.

Critical reception

Writing in The Canberra Times reviewer Mark Thomas stated: "Woman of the Inner Sea is a touching story, cleverly told. I actively disliked Keneally's last two limp and lame novels, Towards Asmara and Flying Hero Class. This is a story with more emotional strength, more intellectual panache, more stylistic charm...Woman of the Inner Sea is a well structured, tightly knit narrative. Keneally organises his climax as early as page 72, but studiously refuses to let us in on his secret for more than a hundred pages." [2]

Publishing history

After the novel's initial publication in Australia and UK by Hodder and Stoughton in 1992, [1] it was reprinted as follows:

The novel was also translated into Italian, Spanish and Polish in 1994, and Turkish, French and Chinese in 1996. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Woman of the Inner Sea by Thomas Keneally (H&S 1992)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ↑ ""Keneally hits the mark with parables about human frailty"". The Canberra Times, 13 June 1992, p8. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Woman of the Inner Sea by Thomas Keneally (Coronet 1993)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Austlit — Woman of the Inner Sea by Thomas Keneally". Austlit. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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