![]() ![]() ![]() I am very pleased, and proud of my central character – it was really him who won the award. Sofie Laguna: Thank you for your congratulations the win is sinking in slowly – I often find it difficult to let really good things in straight away I need to take my time, and come at it sideways. Has the win sunk in yet? If so, how has this affected you so far? Sofie Laguna talks to us about her beloved character Jimmy “who won the award “, how she didn’t set out to write about family violence, and how she changed from an acting career to become a full-time writer.īetter Reading: Congratulations on winning Australia’s highest profile literary award, The Miles Franklin. The Eye of the Sheep is a deeply moving novel told from the point-of-view of a difficult child, Jimmy Flick, who lives with his struggling family in a poor suburb of Melbourne. Sofie Laguna’s second novel The Eye of the Sheepmade headlines earlier this year when it won Australia’s most prestigious literary award, The Miles Franklin. ![]()
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