Last night author Evie Wyld was announced winner of the 2014 Miles Franklin literary award. Shortlisted for her second novel, All the Birds Singing, Wyld was up against some well known authors including Richard Flanagan and Tim Winton.

A synopsis of All the Birds Singing from Goodreads.com
Jake Whyte is living on her own in an old farmhouse on a craggy British island, a place of ceaseless rains and battering winds. Her disobedient collie, Dog, and a flock of sheep are her sole companions, which is how she wanted it to be. But every few nights something—or someone—picks off one of the sheep and sets off a new deep pulse of terror. There are foxes in the woods, a strange boy and a strange man, rumors of an obscure, formidable beast. But there is also Jake’s past—hidden thousands of miles away and years ago, held in the silences about her family and the scars that stripe her back—a past that threatens to break into the present. With exceptional artistry and empathy, All the Birds, Singing reveals an isolated life in all its struggles and stubborn hopes, unexpected beauty, and hard-won redemption.

You can check out the shortlisted books on the Miles Franklin Award website and reserve your copy on our catalogue.