Miles Franklin Literary Award 2006

12 books on the longlist. The winner and the shortlist come first.

• The Ballad of Desmond Kale Roger McDonald

  

  The Ballad of Desmond Kale

  Roger McDonald

  Winner
• Everyman’s Rules for Scientific Living Carrie Tiffany

  

  Everyman’s Rules for Scientific Living

  Carrie Tiffany

  Shortlist
• The Garden Book Brian Castro

  

  The Garden Book

  Brian Castro

  Shortlist
• The Secret River Kate Grenville

  

  The Secret River

  Kate Grenville

  Shortlist
• The Wing of Night Brenda Walker

  The Wing of Night

  Brenda Walker

  Shortlist

Also on the longlist, 7 books

• A Case of Knives Peter Rose

  

  A Case of Knives

  Peter Rose
• An Accidental Tourist Stephen Lang

  An Accidental Tourist

  Stephen Lang
• Dead Europe Christos Tsiolkas

  

  Dead Europe

  Christos Tsiolkas
• Knitting Anne Bartlett

  

  Knitting

  Anne Bartlett
• Prochownik’s Dream Alex Miller

  

  Prochownik’s Dream

  Alex Miller
• Sunnyside Joanna Murray-Smith

  

  Sunnyside

  Joanna Murray-Smith
• The Broken Shore Peter Temple

  

  The Broken Shore

  Peter Temple