Sorry (novel)

Sorry is a 2007 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.

Themes
The novel explores the major themes of Australian Aboriginal-White relations, the isolation and despair of farm life, the Stolen Generations, and life during World War II in Australia.

Dedication
"For Veronica Brady."

Critical reception

 * The judges of the 2008 Women's Prize for Fiction noted: "Through this exquisite story of a young girl’s survival against the odds, Gail Jones explores the values of friendship, loyalty and sacrifice with a skill that has already earned her numerous accolades for her previous novels Dreams of Speaking and Sixty Lights."
 * Review in The Age
 * Review in The Australian
 * Review in The Sydney Morning Herald

Awards

 * Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2008: shortlisted
 * Orange Prize for Fiction (UK), 2008: longlisted
 * Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2008: shortlisted
 * Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Fiction, 2008: shortlisted