Awards

• Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2004: shortlisted
• Victorian Premier's Literary Award
  Victorian Premier's Literary Award
  The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Governmentwith the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry....
  
  , The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction, 2004: winner
• Montana New Zealand Book Awards
  Montana New Zealand Book Awards
  The New Zealand Post Book Awards are a series of literary awards to works of New Zealand citizens. They were created in 1996, as a merge of the two previously most relevant awards in New Zealand: the Montana Book Awards and the New Zealand Book Awards...
  
  , Deutz Medal For Fiction, 2004: winner

Reviews

• "Sydney Morning Herald"