Written in English
Miles Franklin 2013 · Shortlist
The Beloved
The Beloved
Annah Faulkner · 63 when first published
Novel · 313 pages · Coming of age, Family
AI-generated summary:Left lame by polio as a young child, Bertie Lightfoot longs to be an artist; after her family moves to Port Moresby in 1955, she defies her demanding mother to paint in secret.