Lovers' Knots

Lovers' Knots : A Hundred-Year Novel (1992) is a novel by Australian writer Marion Halligan. It was originally published by Heinemann in Australia in 1992.

Synopsis
The novel follows the lives of Ada Gray, who arrives in Australia from England as an immigrant in the early twentieth century, and her descendants.

Dedication

 * Dedication: For my sisters Brenda and Rosanne

Publishing history
After its initial publication in Australia by Heinemann in 1992, the novel was reprinted as follows


 * Minerva, Australia 1993
 * Mandarin, Australia, 1993 and 1996

Critical reception
Writing in The Canberra Times reviewer Helen Elliott noted: "This is not a novel to be devoured, nor to be read at one sitting. It is to be savoured from the front cover to the measured conclusion which does not want to talk about happy endings, but is prepared to be eternally hopeful about happy beginnings. Lovers' Knots will be read with shouts of recognition — and murmurs of pleasure."

Awards

 * The Age Book of the Year Awards Best Fiction, winner 1992
 * The Age Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year, winner 1992
 * Nita Kibble Award winner 1994