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“Experience soon taught me never to write about anything important to me - the Māoris, animals, the unemployed men, the empty boarded-up houses that frightened me. The subsequent trampling of my sensibilities would have destroyed me. Soon everything I wrote came only from my imagination.”

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A Fence Around the Cuckoo

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Ruth Park
Ruth Park

Ruth Park, born on August 24, 1917, was an esteemed Australian author known for her insightful portrayals of Australian social life and cultural changes. Her works, such as 'The Harp in the South', are celebrated for their authenticity and emotional depth. more

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