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Blanche d'Alpuget

Born

in Sydney, Australia

January 03, 1944

Died

September 08, 2026

Genre

Fiction, Biography, Historical Fiction

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Josephine Blanche d'Alpuget (1944–2026) was an Australian writer, activist, and the second wife of Bob Hawke, a former Prime Minister of Australia.

An acclaimed novelist, biographer and essayist Blanche had won numerous literary awards including the prestigious Australasian Prize for Commonwealth Literature in 1987. Her novels include Monkeys in the Dark (1980); Turtle Beach (1981) which won the Age book award in 1981; Winter in Jerusalem (1986); White Eye (1993). Turtle Beach became a successful feature film in 1992 and all her novels have been translated into other languages. Her non-fiction books include Mediator: a biography of Sir Richard Kirby (1977); Robert J. Hawke: a biography (1982).

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Average rating: 3.39 · 791 ratings · 114 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Young Lion (House of Plantagenet #1) 3.17 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turtle Beach 3.19 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hawke: The Prime Minister 3.53 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Lust and Longing 3.41 avg rating — 66 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bob Hawke: The Complete Biography 4.25 avg rating — 51 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lion Rampant (House of Plantagenet #2) 3.42 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2014 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lions' Torment (Birth of the Plantagenets #3) 3.57 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lioness Wakes (Birth of the Plantagenets #4) 3.45 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cubs Roar (House of Plantagenet #5) 3.46 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert J. Hawke 3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1982 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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House of Plantagenet (5 books)
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