Careless is a 2006 novel by Australian author Deborah Robertson.[v National Library of Australia - Careless by Deborah Robertson]
Dedication "For my brothers, Scott and Tony."
Plot summary The novel follows the lives of four protagonists - Pearl, Anna, Sonia and Adam - who have all been touched by grief and despair. Suffering alone they are all drawn together by a tragic event.
Awards International Dublin Literary Award, 2008: longlisted Impac 2008 Longlist Commonwealth Writers Prize, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book, 2007: shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2007: shortlisted Orange Prize for Fiction (UK), 2007: longlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, 2007: shortlisted Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2007: winner Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year, 2007: shortlisted The Age Book of the Year Award, Fiction Prize, 2007: shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction, 2006: shortlisted Colin Roderick Award, 2006: winner
References may be found on the individual award pages.
Reviews Rachel Slater in Australian Women's Book Review noted: "Death and grief are central to this novel, and in particular the concept of public versus private grief and the questions around how art can deal with a subject of such magnitude...Careless offers an intimate yet shared portrayal of grief in all its complexities and reminds us that our promises of care can never really be kept.""The (Un)recovered" by Rachel Slater, Australian Women's Book Review, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2008
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