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In a future Australia ruled by criminal cartels, women are vastly outnumbered by men, leading men to go to haunting lengths to procure (and subsequently utterly control) a wife. One of Paul Haines's most anthologised works, 'Wives' is also rather contentious for the brutality of the world that it shows.
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Awards
- 2010 finalist Locus Awards — Novella
- 2010 nominated Norma K. Hemming Award
- 2010 winner Ditmar Awards — Best Novella or Novelette
- 2009 finalist Australian Shadows Award — Paul Haines Award for Long Fiction
- 2009 joint winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Horror Division — Best Short Story Joint winner with 'Slice of Life - a Spot of Liver', also written by Paul Haines.
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