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'Shipwrecked off the coast of Western Australia in 1835, Dorothea Newell is marooned on Middle Island with other survivors. Stranded, they seek shelter in a sealers' camp. The desolate environment of the island camp is a place where men from all corners of the globe struggle to trade seal skins, and the appearance of women-rare commodities in that place and time-opens a further form of trade. As a desperate means of survival, Dorothea is forced into an alliance with the camp's fierce leader, John Anderson.
'Skins is the compelling story of Dorothea's emotional and physical journey back to civilisation. Featuring an immense, wild landscape of ocean and islands untainted by human existence, Sarah Hay writes a remarkable tale of people who have fallen through the gaps of recorded history.' (Synopsis)
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Dedication: For my family
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Language Wins Through in Historical Novel
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 19 no. 1 2005; (p. 101)
— Review of Skins 2002 single work novel -
[Review] Skins
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2003;
— Review of Skins 2002 single work novel -
Tampa Proof? Australian Fiction 2002-2003
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 48 no. 2003; (p. 159-174) -
[Review] Skins
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , March no. 13 2003;
— Review of Skins 2002 single work novel -
Vogel Award Winner Presents Beautifully
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Newswrite : The Newsletter of the New South Wales Writers' Centre , May no. 126 2003; (p. 34)
— Review of Skins 2002 single work novel
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More Than Skin Deep
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 October 2002; (p. 7)
— Review of Skins 2002 single work novel -
Skins Too Lose, Author Overstretched
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 15 December 2002; (p. 10)
— Review of Skins 2002 single work novel -
Savages All in the Colonies
2002-2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 247 2002-2003; (p. 59)
— Review of Skins 2002 single work novel -
Poetic and Photographic Clarity
2002-2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 91 2002-2003; (p. 66-67)
— Review of Skins 2002 single work novel -
Vogel Award Winner Presents Beautifully
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Newswrite : The Newsletter of the New South Wales Writers' Centre , May no. 126 2003; (p. 34)
— Review of Skins 2002 single work novel -
Sealer's Tale Captured from the Gaps of Time
2001
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 29 September 2001; (p. 38) -
Journey to Landscapes of the Mind
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 March 2003; (p. 3a) -
Who was Dorothea Newell?
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 75 2002; (p. 125-128) Hay discusses her research for and the writing of her novel Skins in which Dorothea Newell is the main character. -
Inspiration in the Islands
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Times [Perth] , 16 March 2003; (p. 45-47) -
Tampa Proof? Australian Fiction 2002-2003
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 48 no. 2003; (p. 159-174)
Awards
- Middle Island, Esperance area, Southeast Western Australia, Western Australia,
- 1835