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Penny Haw

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Penny Haw was the recipient of the 2024 Philida Literary Award for her “oeuvre of literary excellence” and won the 2022 Women's Fiction Writers Association Star Award.

Her books feature remarkable women, illustrate her love for animals and nature, and explore the interconnectedness of all living things.

Penny’s works of biographical historical fiction are published by Sourcebooks Landmark and include The Invincible Miss Cust (2022), The Woman at the Wheel (2023), Follow Me to Africa (2025) and The Woman and Her Stars (2026). Her other books include The Wilderness Between Us (2021), which is contemporary fiction while Nicko (2017) is a children’s book.

Penny lives in Hout Bay near Cape Town, South Africa with her husband and three dogs, all
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Penny Haw Hi Terri, thanks so much for your message. I appreciate you pointing out the error. I'm travelling at the moment without my computer so can’t see wher…moreHi Terri, thanks so much for your message. I appreciate you pointing out the error. I'm travelling at the moment without my computer so can’t see where the information is incorrect—unless it has been corrected in the interim. I will check it again when I am back at my desk at the end of the week. Thanks again and I hope if you read it, you’ll enjoy the book and feel like you are back in Africa for a while. All the best, Penny (less)
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