Five Bells (novel)
Five Bells is a novel by Australian author Gail Jones.
Plot summary
Five Bells concerns four main characters who visit Circular Quay in Sydney on the same day: Ellie, a PhD student; James, a teacher; Catherine, an Irish woman mourning the loss of her brother; and Pei Xing, a Chinese woman.Reviews
Australian Book Review- ''The Sydney Morning Herald''
Awards and nominations
- 2012 shortlisted Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Fiction
- 2012 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature – Award for Fiction
- 2012 shortlisted ASAL Awards – ALS Gold Medal
- 2012 shortlisted Barbara Jefferis Award
- 2012 winner Nita Kibble Literary Award
- 2013 longlisted International Dublin Literary Award