 First edition | |
| Author | Sofie Laguna |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin, Australia |
Publication date | 2014 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 308 |
| ISBN | 9781743319598 |
| Preceded by | One Foot Wrong |
| Followed by | The Choke |
The Eye of the Sheep is a 2014 novel by Australian novelist Sofie Laguna [1] which won the 2015 Miles Franklin Award. [2]
"Ned was beside me, his messages running easily through him, with space between each one, coming through him like water. He was the go-between, going between the animal kingdom and this one. I watched the waves as they rolled and crashed towards us, one after another, never stopping, always changing. I knew what was making them come, I had been there and I would always know.
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