Вручение март 2013 г.
Страна: Австралия
Дата проведения: март 2013 г.
Книга года
Лауреат
Марго Стедман
4.4
Том Шербурн — смотритель маяка. Изабель — его молодая жена. На далеком острове они ведут тихую и размеренную жизнь, и их единственная мечта — иметь детей.
И однажды к берегу прибивает лодку, в которой оказывается новорожденная девочка.
Кто она? Есть ли у нее родители? Это подарок судьбы или… чья-то трагическая потеря?
Немедленно сообщить о ребенке на материк или воспитывать его как собственного — решение, которое предстоит принять Тому и Изабель, решение, цена которого может быть слишком велика…
Художественная литература
Лауреат
Тони Джордан
0.0
One family. Nine momentous days. An unforgettable novel of love and folly and heartbreak.
It is 1939 and Australia is about to go to war. Deep in the working-class Melbourne suburb of Richmond it is business—your own and everyone else's—as usual. And young Kip Westaway, failed scholar and stablehand, is living the most important day of his life.
Ambitious in scope and structure, triumphantly realised, this is a novel about one family and every family. It is about dreams and fights and sacrifices. And finally, of course, it is—as it must be—about love.
Toni Jordan has a BSc in physiology and qualifications in marketing and professional writing. Her debut novel, Addition, has been published in sixteen countries and won numerous awards. Jordan lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Документальная литература
Лауреат
Richard de Crespigny
0.0
On 4 November 2010, a flight from Singapore to Sydney came within a knife edge of being one of the world's worst air disasters. Shortly after leaving Changi Airport, an explosion shattered Engine 2 of Qantas flight QF32 – an Airbus A380, the largest and most advanced passenger plane ever built. Hundreds of pieces of shrapnel ripped through the wing and fuselage, creating chaos as vital flight systems and back-ups were destroyed or degraded.
In other hands, the plane might have been lost with all 469 people on board, but a supremely experienced flight crew, led by Captain Richard Champion de Crespigny, managed to land the crippled aircraft and safely disembark the passengers after hours of nerve-racking effort.
Tracing Richard's life and career up until that fateful flight, QF32 shows exactly what goes into the making of a top-level airline pilot, and the extraordinary skills and training needed to keep us safe in the air. Fascinating in its detail and vividly compelling in its narrative, QF32 is the riveting, blow-by-blow story of just what happens when things go badly wrong in the air, told by the captain himself.
Книга для детей и подростков
Лауреат
Margo Lanagan
0.0
'Why would I? People are uneasy enough with me - if I start bringing up sea-wives, they'll take against me good and proper.'
'It could be secret.'
'Could it?'
On remote Rollrock Island, the sea-witch Misskaella discovers she can draw a girl from the heart of a seal. So, for a price, any man might buy himself a bride; an irresistibly enchanting sea-wife. But what cost will be borne by the people of Rollrock - the men, the women, the children - once Misskaella sets her heart on doing such a thing?
Margo Lanagan weaves an extraordinary tale of desire and revenge, of loyalty, heartache and human weakness, and of the unforeseen consequences of all-consuming love.
Дебютная художественная книга
Лауреат
Марго Стедман
4.4
На далеком острове живут смотритель маяка Том Шербурн и его жена Изабель.
Они молоды и страстно любят друг друга, но у каждого в душе кроется страх. Тома терзают кошмарные воспоминания о войне, а Изабель понимает, что ее мечтам о материнстве не суждено сбыться.
Но однажды к берегу прибивает ялик, в котором они находят новорожденную девочку…
Так начинается история, покорившая сердца миллионов читателей.
История загадок, тайн и неожиданных поворотов судьбы.
Какое же решение примут Том и Изабель и чем оно для них обернется?
Чудом - или трагедией?..
