Awards

• Short-listed for Australian Literature Society Gold Medal 2011
• Short-listed for Miles Franklin Literary Award 2011
• Shortlisted for Australian Literature Society Gold Medal 2011.
• Shortlisted for Miles Franklin Literary Award 2011.
• Shortlisted for Ned Kelly Awards for Australian Crime Writing: Best Crime Novel 2011.
• Winner of ABIA Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2011.
• Winner of Australian Independent Booksellers Indie Awards: Fiction 2011.

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'Real brilliance ... This is a distinguished novel' Independent. 'Just once in a while, a thriller comes along that is so good it takes your breath away. Chris Womersley's second novel does that in a heartbeat' Daily Mail. 'I hammered through Bereft in a day; I didn't want to be away from it' Evie Wyld, author of After the Fire, A Still Small Voice.

'Real brilliance ... This is a distinguished novel' Independent. 'Just once in a while, a thriller comes along that is so good it takes your breath away. Chris Womersley's second novel does that in a heartbeat' Daily Mail. 'I hammered through Bereft in a day; I didn't want to be away from it' Evie Wyld, author of After the Fire, A Still Small Voice. 'Chris Womersley's novel begins like a classic crime yarn ... But this unusual and rewarding tale quickly develops into something else ... both moving and revealing' Independent on Sunday. 'a timeless, concise telling of an excellent story. It's one of those narrations where every word has been strongly considered, but that's never on show' Bookbag. 'an inspiring read. Womersley's prose is clear, evocative and powerful; an utter joy' The Irish Times.

'a timeless, concise telling of an excellent story. It's one of those narrations where every word has been strongly considered, but that's never on show' Bookbag. Bookbag 'Just once in a while, a thriller comes along that is so good it takes your breath away. Chris Womersley's second novel does that in a heartbeat' Daily Mail. Daily Mail 'Real brilliance ... This is a distinguished novel' Independent. Independent 'Chris Womersley's novel begins like a classic crime yarn ... But this unusual and rewarding tale quickly develops into something else ... both moving and revealing' Independent on Sunday. Independent on Sunday 'an inspiring read. Womersley's prose is clear, evocative and powerful; an utter joy' Irish Times. Irish Times 'I hammered through Bereft in a day; I didn't want to be away from it' Evie Wyld, author of After the Fire, A Still Small Voice. Evie Wyld

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Chris Womersley was born in Melbourne in 1968. His fiction and reviews have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Granta New Writing and The Age. Bereft is his second novel.

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