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The Harp in the South

Playing Beatie Bow

Swords and Crowns and Rings

Poor Man's Orange

Fence around the Cuckoo; Fishi

Home before Dark: the Story of Les Darcy, a Great Australian Hero

The Muddle-headed Wombat

The Harp in the South Novels

Ruth Park's "Harp in the South" Novels

When the Wind Changed

Ruth Park's Sydney

The Witch's Thorn

Things in Corners

The Frost and the Fire

Muddleheaded Wombat

Swords and Crowns and Rings

Biography

Born in New Zealand, Ruth Park moved to Australia in 1942 to continue her career as a journalist. She has written over fifty books, and her many awards include the prestigious Miles Franklin Award for Swords and Crowns and Rings; the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award and The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (USA) for Playing Beatie Bow and the Age Book of the Year award for A Fence Around the Cuckoo. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1987 and in 1994 was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of New South Wales. Ruth Park lives in Sydney.

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