| Author | Thomas Keneally |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton |
| Publication date | 1992 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 284 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.
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."
Publishing history
After the novel's initial publication in Australia and UK by Hodder and Stoughton in 1992, it was reprinted as follows:
- Coronet, Australia, 1993
- Talese, USA, 1993
- Sceptre, UK, 1993
- Plume, USA, 1993
- Doubleday, USA, 1993
The novel was also translated into Italian, Spanish and Polish in 1994, and Turkish, French and Chinese in 1996.
See also
References
- ^ "Woman of the Inner Sea by Thomas Keneally (H&S 1992)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ""Keneally hits the mark with parables about human frailty"". The Canberra Times, 13 June 1992, p8. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- "Woman of the Inner Sea by Thomas Keneally (Coronet 1993)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Woman of the Inner Sea by Thomas Keneally". Austlit. Retrieved 25 July 2024.