The Lambing Flat
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Nerida Newton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | University of Queensland Press |
Publication date | October 2003 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 273 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-7022-3386-2 (first edition, paperback) |
| OCLC | 53110233 |
| 823/.92 22 | |
| LC Class | PR9619.4.N49 L36 2003 |
The Lambing Flat is the first novel by Australian author Nerida Newton; it was first published in 2003. She has since written a second novel, Death of a Whaler.
Plot
[edit]The novel is set in the mid-nineteenth century Australian gold rushes.
The main characters are:
- Ella, the daughter of a grazier, who grew up on an isolated, drought-ridden Queensland property.
- Lok and his father who come from China in search of gold. They are caught up in the infamous Lambing Flat riots.
Awards and recognition
[edit]Prior to publication, The Lambing Flat won the 2002 Emerging Queensland Author – Manuscript Award at the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards[1] and was highly commended for The Australian/Vogel Literary Award the same year.[2]
Newtown was named one of The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists in 2004 for The Lambing Flat.[3] It was shortlisted for the Best First Book section of the Asia/Pacific Region of the Commonwealth Writers Prize and One Book One Brisbane in 2004.[4]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nerida Newton". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "The Australian / Vogel Award". middlemiss.org. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ Wyndham, Susan (2016-05-09). "The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists awards turn 20". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "Writing Historical Fiction". State Library of Queensland. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
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