Miles Franklin shortlist names five contenders for $60,000 award

By Jason Steger
Updated June 19 2017 - 9:48am, first published 9:43am

When an old friend of Ryan O'Neill read his latest book, he was very worried. That's because Their Brilliant Careers is dedicated to "my late wife, Rachel". Had O'Neill really divorced his first wife, his Scottish friend wondered, and had he now lost his second?

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