Who is Iris Webber?A thief, a fighter, a wife, a lover.
A scammer, a schemer, a friend.
A musician, a worker, a big-hearted fool.
A woman who has prevailed against the toughest gangsters of the day, defying police time and again, yet is now trapped in a prison cell.
Guilty or innocent?
Rollicking through the underbelly of 1930s sly-grog Sydney, Iris is a dazzling literary achievement from one of Australia's finest writers. Based on actual events and set in an era of cataclysmic change, here is a fierce, fascinating tale of a woman who couldn't be held back.
Praise for Iris
'The story of Iris had to be told, and Fiona Kelly McGregor had produced the roughest but most invaluable diamond.' - Tony Birch
'There's a magical conjuring up here, a dream-building of people, place and things. Iris is to me not just a great urban novel, but maybe the best Australian city novel ever.' - Peter Doyle
By:
Fiona Kelly McGregor Imprint: Picador Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 232mm,
Width: 158mm,
Spine: 42mm
Weight: 575g ISBN:9781760787684 ISBN 10: 176078768X Publication Date:27 September 2022 Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Long-listed for ABDA Book Design Awards Best Designed Literary Fiction Cover 2023
Long-listed for BookPeople Adult Fiction Book of the Year 2023 (Australia)
Long-listed for The Stella Prize 2023 (Australia)
Short-listed for ALS Gold Medal 2023 (Australia)
Short-listed for ARA Historical Novel Prize 2023 (Australia)
Short-listed for Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 (Australia)
Short-listed for NSW Premier's Literary Award Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2023 (Australia)
