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2007 Nominated

Surrender

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

As life slips away, Gabriel looks back over his brief twenty years that have been clouded by frustration and humiliation. A small town and distant parents ensure that he is never allowed to forget the horrific mistake he made as a child. He has only two friends – his dog Surrender, and the unruly wild boy Finnigan, with whom he made a boyhood pact.
When a series of arson attacks grips the town, Gabriel realises how unpredictable and dangerous Finnigan is. Events begin to spiral out of control, and it becomes clear that only the most extreme of measures will rid Gabriel of Finnigan for good.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Sonya
Hartnett

Sonya Hartnett’s work has won numerous Australian and international literary prizes and has been published around the world. Uniquely, she is acclaimed for her stories for adults, young adults and children. Her accolades include the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Of a Boy, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for Thursday’s Child, and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Surrender. Hartnett is also the first Australian recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

Sonya Hartnett’s work has won numerous Australian and international literary prizes and has been published around the world. Uniquely, she is acclaimed for her stories for adults, young adults and children. Her accolades include the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Of a Boy, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for Thursday’s Child, and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Surrender. Hartnett is also the first Australian recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Australia
Original Language
English
Publisher
Penguin Australia

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