Ruth Park
New Zealand-born Australian writer (1917-2010) · New Zealand · On the map · Writers · Died at 93
Rosina Ruth Lucia Park AM was a New Zealand-born Australian author. Her best known works are the novels The Harp in the South (1948) and Playing Beatie Bow (1980), and the children's radio serial The Muddle-Headed Wombat (1951-1970), which also spawned a book series (1962-1982).
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