Shearer’s Bookshop stood silent in quivering anticipation tonight
for the announcement of the 2012 Miles Franklin
Literary Award winner. Speculations have abounded, with everyone throwing in
their bit and bob, with many favourites being booted out with the announcement
of the Shortlist. The seconds stretched, and hearts quickened – the hour was
upon us! Blogs became congested as one name stood above the rest – “Anna Funder”.
Shearer's would like to congratulate Anna Funder on winning the
Miles Franklin award for 2012 for her gripping first work of fiction All That I Am. Funder rose to fame and
great critical acclaim for her non-fiction title Stasiland, a polyvocal tale about the
resistance to the East German regime, and those who worked for the secret
police, the Stasi.
All That I Am is
based on a true story of bravery, betrayal and resistance to Nazi Germany.
Lovers and friends are hunted, exiled and haunted by the ghosts of a part of
history that will never be forgotten. Compassionate and unsentimental, complex
and ambitious – All That I Am sweeps
through love and history, humanity and tyranny to paint a picture too important
not to experience.
We have a All That I Am display, and copious copies of all the shortlisted
titles in store.
Congratulations also
to the Miles Franklin Shortlist 2012:
Tony Birch
Blood
Gillian Mears
Foal's Bread
Frank
Moorhouse
Cold Light
Favel Parrett
Past The Shallows
-By Stef
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