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Laura Jean McKay
Laura Jean McKay is the author of The Animals in That Country (Scribe…
DiscoverThe Animals in That Country wins VPLAs
Congratulations to Laura Jean McKay who has won the 2021 Victorian Prize for Literature and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction for her novel The Animals in That Country. Judges described the work as ‘a unique, brave piece of work that speaks to our world at this time’.
The Animals in That Country
WINNER OF THE 2021 VICTORIAN PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
WINNER OF THE 2021 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION
A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
Out on the road, no one speaks, everything talks.
Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed, and allergic to bullshit, Jean is not your usual grandma. She’s never been good at getting on with other humans, apart from her beloved granddaughter, Kimberly. Instead, she surrounds herself with animals, working as a guide in an outback wildlife park. And although Jean talks to all her charges, she has a particular soft spot for a young dingo called Sue.
As disturbing news arrives…
