An Angel in Australia is a 2002 novel by Thomas Keneally.
Abstract Set in Australia during World War II, it follows the life of a young Catholic priest, Father Frank Darragh, in 1940s Sydney.
Publication history An Angel in Australia, 2002, Australia, Doubleday Australia The Office of Innocence, 2002, England, Sceptre Office of Innocence, 2003, USA, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Reception A review in the Australian Book Review called it "an oxymoronic book — a subdued novel", and further "Its accent is meditative, its notes of sadness leavened by the resilient self-regard of the characters he [Keneally] has mustered.".
An Angel in Australia has also been reviewed by The Sydney Morning Herald, and The New York Times.
Awards and nominations International Dublin Literary Award: nominated 2004The 2004 Award Miles Franklin Award: shortlisted 2003
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