Woman of the Inner Sea


Woman of the Inner Sea is a 1992 novel by the Australian author Thomas Keneally.

Synopsis

After a tragedy Kate Gaffney-Kozinsky gives up her marriage, family and life in Sydney for the Outback where she hopes to transform herself.

Critical reception

Writing in The Canberra Times reviewer Mark Thomas stated: "Woman of the Inner Sea is a touching story, cleverly
told. I actively disliked Keneally's last two limp and lame novels, Towards Asmara and Flying Hero Class. This is a story with more emotional strength, more intellectual panache, more stylistic charm...Woman of the Inner Sea is a well structured, tightly knit narrative. Keneally organises his climax as early as page 72, but studiously refuses to let us in on his secret for more than a hundred pages."

Publishing history

After the novel's initial publication in Australia and UK by Hodder and Stoughton in 1992, it was reprinted as follows:
  • Coronet, Australia, 1993
  • Talese, USA, 1993
  • Sceptre, UK, 1993
  • Plume, USA, 1993
  • Doubleday, USA, 1993
The novel was also translated into Italian, Spanish and Polish in 1994, and Turkish, French and Chinese in 1996.