Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Sofie Laguna wins Miles Franklin prize for her novel The Eye of the Sheep


Author takes top honours for her tale of a family struggling to cope with their young son who has learning difficulties



Sofie Laguna
Sofie Laguna was praised by judges for ‘an extraordinary novel about love and anger, and how sometimes there is little between them’. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Sofie Laguna has been awarded the 2015 Miles Franklin literary award, Australia’s most prestigious books prize, for her novel The Eye of the Sheep.

Shortlisted in 2009 for her debut adult novel, One Foot Wrong, Laguna took top honours this year for her story of a family struggling to cope with their young son who has learning difficulties. The book is published by Allen and Unwin.

The $60,000 prize was announced at a ceremony in Melbourne on Tuesday night. Named after Stella “Miles” Franklin , author of My Brilliant Career, the award was established in 1954 with a bequest from her will. A tearful Laguna thanked the “visionary and generous” writer in her winner’s speech.
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