Australian Women Writers

Australian Women Writers: A Bibliographic Guide | Debra Adelaide

This was on my tbr pile of books I bought at an op (thrift) shop because it looked interesting… not sure how long I‘ve had this one - but it absolutely sent me down an internet rabbit hole to discover what I could about Ruth M. Hawker - which I‘ve since added to her GR page. Put my GR librarian powers to good use.

I‘ve never seen this kind of notice before! Truely a glimpse into a different time.

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Australian Women Writers: A Bibliographic Guide | Debra Adelaide

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A rather gorgeous slice of life fiction about town girl, Heather, who gets sent to spend her holidays with her uncle who lives on a remote outback farm when her mother is called away to take care of a sick relative. Heather makes a friend, learns to ride a horse, writes a brilliant essay about her holiday and overcomes several sticky situations with good cheer.

Originally published in 1950 - this is a nostalgic look at (white) rural life in 🇦🇺

thegirlwiththelibrarybag 📕 Heather at Magpie Creek by Ruth M. Hawker, first published in 1950 by Geoffrey Cumberlege for Oxford University Press. 10mo

LeahBergen This sounds like my cup of tea! 🥰 10mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @LeahBergen, probably not the easiest to find - I bought it in an op shop ages ago because I thought the cover was cute. 10mo

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LeahBergen Oh, I just realized that this is by the same author as the cute vintage children‘s book that @CarolynM sent to me! You can see my post here:

The Warrens of Wombat Flat

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag @LeahBergen, oooh! That‘s too good! Would you like this one too? I wasn‘t planning on keeping it, I‘d be happy to send it on. 10mo

LeahBergen Oh, you‘re so thoughtful! I live in Canada so it would be too pricey to send it along to me. Thanks for the kind offer, though! 😘😘 10mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @LeahBergen, I don‘t think it would be too bad (looking at the Australia Post website) - so I really don‘t mind. I‘m hoping to visit Canada this year ☺️ my leave has all been approved but November feels very far away at this point. 10mo

CarolynM @LeahBergen How fun! I‘d never heard of her when I found the Wombat Flat book, but apparently she published 14 books! A name to look out for in the second hand bookshops🙂 10mo

LeahBergen @thegirlwiththelibrarybag I would love to have it! And I‘ll send you a little something in return. 😊 10mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @LeahBergen, got it ☺️ 10mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @CarolynM, there is precious little information about her online, the State Library of South Australia looks like they‘ve got almost all of her books. Not the easiest to access! Makes you wonder how many authors (and lady authors especially) have been almost completely vanished without a trace. 10mo

LeahBergen @thegirlwiththelibrarybag @CarolynM This seems like a common occurrence for many mid 20th century children‘s authors. 😕 10mo

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