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Forest (novel)

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Country
  
Australia

Publisher
  
Viking (Australia)

Media type
  
Print (Paperback)

Originally published
  
2001

Preceded by
  
Thursday's Child

Page count
  
216

Language
  
English

Publication date
  
2001

Pages
  
216

Author
  
Sonya Hartnett

Followed by
  
Of a Boy

Genre
  
Children's literature

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Similar
  
Sonya Hartnett books, Australia books, Children's literature

Forest is a novel written by the award-winning Australian novelist, Sonya Hartnett. It was first published in 2001 in Australia by Viking.

Contents

Dedication

"For Greg, who loves cats."

Epigraph

"'Cats, no less liquid than their shadows, Offer no angles to the wind." - A. S. Tessimond

Awards

  • Won - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers (2002)
  • Shortlisted - South Australian Festival Awards for Literature (2002)
  • Reception

    Discussing Forest, Lesley Hawkes finds that "Hartnett offers new and exciting avenues of thought regarding the place of humans in that [Australian] environment.".

    References

    Forest (novel) Wikipedia