Discover the powerful life story of famed author Miles Franklin and her enduring resilience in Kerrie Davies' new book.
In this real-life sequel to My Brilliant Career, author Kerrie Davies uncovers a little-known period in Miles' life in the turbulent years after her early success. Davies draws on a never-before-published manuscript and diary extracts from Miles' year undercover as a servant, intimate correspondence with poet Banjo Paterson, and archival sources from Australia and Chicago.
About the author
Kerrie Davies is the author of A Wife's Heart, that created national discussion about the iconic poet Henry Lawson and his marriage. A former journalist for Vogue and the Sunday Telegraph, Kerrie is Senior Lecturer at the School of the Arts & Media, UNSW Sydney and a 2024 Visiting Fellow at the State Library of New South Wales.
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