There Was Still Love


There Was Still Love is a 2019 novel by Favel Parrett. The novel follows two Czechoslovak sisters, one of whom relocates to Australia while the other stays in Prague. The story is based on that of Parrett's own grandmother.

Reception

There Was Still Love received positive reviews in the Sydney Morning Herald, The [Saturday Paper], and Australian Book Review. The novel was described by the judges of the Stella Prize as a "confident, sparkling novel that brings to life the story of a family regrouping after the impacts of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia with warmth and resonance".

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResult
2020Indie [Book Awards (Australia)|Indie Book Awards]Book of the Year – Book of the Year|Book of the Year]Won
2020Indie Book AwardsFiction Book of the YearWon
2020Stella Prize
2020ALS [Gold Medal]
2020Barbara Jefferis Award