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Monday, December 20, 2010

Ruth Park, 1917-2010

Ruth Park, author of Playing Beattie Bow (reviewed earlier on this blog ) has died aged 93.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/sydneys-dickens-ruth-park-dies-leaving-her-mark-on-nations-psyche/story-e6frg6nf-1225972951293

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/17/3095637.htm

http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/novelist-shone-a-light-on-slums-20101216-18zid.html


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