Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Miles Franklin Literary Award | 2015 | Winner |
About This Book
A novel narrated by Jimmy Flick, an intensely sensitive boy growing up in a chaotic family marked by an alcoholic father.
About the Author
Sofie Laguna is an Australian author who won the Miles Franklin Award in 2015 for The Eye of the Sheep, a novel narrated by Jimmy Flick, an intensely sensitive boy growing up in a chaotic family marked by an alcoholic father and a mother who eventually disappears. The novel was praised for its extraordinary voice and its depiction of a child's attempt to make meaning in a threatening world. Laguna is the author of numerous children's books as well as adult literary fiction. Read more →
