Five Bells (novel)

Five Bells (2011) is a novel by Australian author Gail Jones.

Plot summary
Five Bells concerns four main characters who visit Circular Quay in Sydney on the same day: Ellie, a PhD student; James, a teacher; Catherine, an Irish woman mourning the loss of her brother; and Pei Xing, a Chinese woman.

Reviews

 * Australian Book Review
 * The Sydney Morning Herald

Awards and nominations

 * 2012 shortlisted Indie Awards – Fiction
 * 2012 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) – Award for Fiction
 * 2012 shortlisted ASAL Awards – ALS Gold Medal
 * 2012 shortlisted Barbara Jefferis Award
 * 2012 Nita Kibble Literary Award
 * 2013 longlisted International Dublin Literary Award