''Cold Light'' is a 2011 novel by Australian novelist

Frank Moorhouse Frank Thomas Moorhouse (21 December 1938 – 26 June 2022) was an Australian writer. He won major Australian national prizes for the short story, the novel, the essay, and for script writing. His work has been published in the United Kingdom, ...

which won the 2012 Queensland Literary Award. The novel forms the third part of the author's "Edith Trilogy", following ''Grand Days'' that was published in 1993, and '' Dark Palace'' that was published in 2000.

Notes

* Dedication: To David Elliott Gyger, OAM, editor, opera critic - my first mentor, who, when I was young, introduced me to all that is best in traditional American liberal values, arts, thought and manners - and much more. And to Owen Harris, professor, foreign affairs analyst, editor, ambassador, friend and advisor over many years and, together with his wife, Dorothy, charming dinner table companions.

Reviews

* ''The Monthly'' * ''The Sydney Morning Herald''"Currencies of Power" by Peter Pierce, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 3 December 2011
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Awards and nominations

* 2012 shortlisted Barbara Jefferis Award * 2012 shortlisted

Miles Franklin Literary Award The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin (1879– ...

* 2012 winner Queensland Literary Award * 2013 longlisted

International Dublin Literary Award The International Dublin Literary Award ( ga, Duais Liteartha Idirnáisiúnta Bhaile Átha Chliath), established as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, is presented each year for a novel written or translated into English. ...

* 2013 shortlisted

New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, also known as the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, were first awarded in 1979. They are among the richest literary awards in Australia. Notable prizes include the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, t ...

— Christina Stead Prize for Fiction * 2014 winner Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature — Award for Fiction

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cold Light 2011 Australian novels Novels by Frank Moorhouse Random House books