Sea Hearts
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| Author | Margo Lanagan |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| Publication date | 1 February 2012 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Pages | 360 |
| ISBN | 9781742375052 |
Sea Hearts is a 2012 novel by Margo Lanagan. The novel is a young adult work of speculative fiction set on the fictional Rollrock Island. It explores a world in which witches have replaced all of the island's human women with selkies who are unfailingly obedient to their husbands.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]In a review in Australian Book Review, Maya Linden wrote that the novel did not leave a lasting impact on the reader and that it "doesn't turn out to be quite the incomparable offering it promises".[3] A more positive review in the Newtown Review of Books described the book as a "finely wrought, disturbing novel" that "raises unsettling questions about male desire".[4]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Aurealis Awards | Best Fantasy Novel | Won | [5] |
| Aurealis Awards | Best Young Adult Novel | Won | [5] | |
| Queensland Literary Awards | Young Adult Book Award | Shortlisted | [6] | |
| 2013 | Western Australian Premier's Book Awards | Young Adult | Won | [7] |
| Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year | Older Readers | Won | [8] | |
| Indie Book Awards | Best Children's & YA Book | Won | [9] | |
| Norma K. Hemming Award | — | Won | [10] | |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature | Shortlisted | [11] | |
| Stella Prize | — | Shortlisted | [2] | |
| Ditmar Awards | Best Novel | Won | [12] | |
| 2014 | Barbara Jefferis Award | — | Won | [13] |
| Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature | Young Adult Fiction | Shortlisted | [14] | |
| International Dublin Literary Award | — | Longlisted | [15] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Allen & Unwin". Sea Hearts. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Sea Hearts". Stella Prize. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ Linden, Maya (May 2012). "Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan". Australian Book Review. No. 341. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ Funnell, Linda (13 March 2012). "Sea Hearts". Newtown Review of Books. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Sea Hearts". Books+Publishing. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ McDonald, Andrew (20 August 2012). "Queensland Literary Awards 2012 Shortlists Announced". Readings. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "2012 Winners". State Library of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "Winners 2013". Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "The 2013 Indie Awards Shortlist Announced". Readings. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "Lanagan Wins Hemming Award". Locus Magazine. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "NSW Premier's Literary Awards shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "2013 Ditmar Award Winners". Locus Magazine. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "Lanagan, McFarlane joint winners of 2014 Barbara Jefferis Award". Books+Publishing. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "Adelaide literature awards shortlist". InDaily. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "Dublin Literary Award 2014". Dublin Literary Award. Retrieved 24 August 2025.