Myfanwy Jones Myfanwy Jones i(A29537 works by)
Gender: Female
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'Myfanwy Jones worked in Vietnam for two years in the mid-1990's as a journalist and sub-editor for the Saigon Times and the Vietnam Investment Review. Since returning to Australia she has received a number of writing awards and had several short stories published.'

Jones's Parlour Games for Modern Families, written with Spiri Tsintiziras, won the 2010 Australian Book Industry Award, Australian Book of the Year for Older Children.

Major source: Penguin website, www.penguin.com.au/
Sighted 03/03/2009

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y separately published work icon Leap Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2015 8521286 2015 single work novel

'Joe lives-despite himself. Driven by the need to atone for the neglect of a single tragic summer's night, he works at nothing jobs and, in his spare time, trains his body and mind to conquer the hostile environment that took his love and smashed up his future. So when a breathless girl turns up on the doorstep, why does he let her in? Isn't he done with love and hope?

'On the other side of the city, graphic designer Elise is watching her marriage bleed out. She retreats to the only place that holds any meaning for her-the tiger enclosure at the zoo-where, for reasons she barely understands, she starts to sketch the beautiful killers.

'Leap is a beautiful urban fairytale about human and animal nature, and the transformative power of grief. While at its heart is a searing absence, this haunting and addictive novel is propelled by an exhilarating life force, and the eternally hopeful promise of redemptive love.' (Publication summary)
2016 longlisted Voss Literary Prize
2016 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
y separately published work icon The Rainy Season Camberwell : Viking , 2009 Z1564622 2009 single work novel 'Ella arrives in Saigon as a single girl on a trip meant for two. Abandoned by her adored boyfriend and haunted by the mystery of her absent Vietnam veteran father, she loses herself in coconut rum and easy ex-pat friends. Sharing fractured pasts and uncertain futures, Ella begins to feel at home in a landscape scarred by war and betrayal. Hope is gradually returning to Vietnam. Hearts and minds are opening, and Ella finds herself falling in love with handsome French photographer Ariel. But will the heavy tropical rains be enough to wash away the ghosts of the past?' Source: www.penguin.com.au/ (Sighted 03/03/2009).
2009 finalist Melbourne Prize — Best Writing Award
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