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Main Title: Iris / Fiona Kelly McGregor. Book Cover
Author: McGregor, Fiona, 1965-
Imprint: Sydney, New South Wales : Pan Mcmillan Australia, 2022.
Collation: 448 pages ; paperback ; 24 cm.
Subject: Stella Prize Nominations
ARA Historical Novel Prize
Miles Franklin Award nominations
Australian fiction
Sex workers
Gangs
Women
Nineteen thirties 1930s
Sydney (NSW)
ISBN: 9781760787684
Notes:
Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names, recordings, images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within this work which reflect the author attitude, or that of the period in which the work was created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

"Who is Iris Webber? A thief, a fighter, a wife, a lover. A scammer, a schemer, a friend. A musician, a worker, a big-hearted fool. A woman who has prevailed against the toughest gangsters of the day, defying police time and again, yet is now trapped in a prison cell. Guilty or innocent? Rollicking through the underbelly of 1930s sly-grog Sydney, Iris is a dazzling literary achievement from one of Australia's finest writers. Based on actual events and set in an era of cataclysmic change, here is a fierce, fascinating tale of a woman who couldn't be held back."--Publisher's website.

Stella Longlist 2023
Miles Franklin Longlist 2023
ARA Historical Novel Prize longlist 2023
Result Collection Location Shelf No Status Notes
Fiction Main Library 823.4 MCG.FIO Available