Dymphna Cusack
b. 1902 – d. 1981 · 14 books
Biography
Born in West Wyalong, New South Wales, Dymphna Cusack was educated at St Ursula's College[1], and graduated from Sydney University with an honours degree in Arts and a diploma in Education. She worked as a teacher until she retired in 1944 for health reasons.
Cusack wrote twelve novels (two of which were collaborations), seven plays,[2] three travel books, two children's books and one non-fiction book. Her collaborative novels were Pioneers on Parade (1939) with Miles Franklin, and Come In Spinner (1951) with Florence James.
Cusack was a foundation member of the Australian Society of Authors in 1963 and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1981 for her contribution to Australian literature.
Author photo from the State Library of NSW - http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3346092034/
Cusack wrote twelve novels (two of which were collaborations), seven plays,[2] three travel books, two children's books and one non-fiction book. Her collaborative novels were Pioneers on Parade (1939) with Miles Franklin, and Come In Spinner (1951) with Florence James.
Cusack was a foundation member of the Australian Society of Authors in 1963 and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1981 for her contribution to Australian literature.
Author photo from the State Library of NSW - http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3346092034/
Books by Dymphna Cusack
Chinese women speak
A window in the dark
Chinese Women Speak (Century T
Chinese Women Speak (Century Travellers) (Traveller's)
Heatwave in Berlin
A bough in hell
The half-burnt tree
The half-burnt tree
The sun is not enough
The sun is not enough
Ilyria reborn
Ilyria reborn
Four Winds and a family
Four Winds and a family
Holidays among the Russians
Holidays among the Russians
Say no to death
The sun in exile
The sun in exile
The sun in my hands
The sun in my hands
Three Australian three-act pla
Three Australian three-act plays