The Daughters of Mars
The Daughters of Mars is a 2012 novel by Australian novelist Tom Keneally.
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| Author | Tom Keneally |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Vintage, Australia |
Publication date | 2012 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 592 |
| ISBN | 9781864712254 |
| Preceded by | The People's Train |
| Followed by | Shame and the Captives |
Plot summary
Sally and Naomi Durance are two nurses from country New South Wales who are shipped to Egypt during World War I end up on the Red Cross hospital ship Archimedes, stationed in the Dardanelles. The novel follows the sisters through that campaign and on to northern Europe.
Notes
- Dedication:
To the two nurses,
Judith and Jane
Awards and nominations
- 2012 winner Colin Roderick Award
- 2013 longlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- 2013 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
- 2013 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year
- 2014 longlisted International Dublin Literary Award
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