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Dymphna Cusack

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Dymphna Cusack


Born
in Australia
September 21, 1902

Died
October 19, 1981

Genre
Fiction


Dymphna Cusack AM (21 September 1902 — 19 October 1981) was an Australian author. Born in West Wyalong, New South Wales, Dymphna Cusack was educated at St Ursula's College, 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, 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. ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 722 ratings · 81 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors
Come In Spinner
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4.01 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 1951 — 18 editions
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Say No to Death
4.25 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1951 — 15 editions
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Heatwave in Berlin
4.23 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1961 — 15 editions
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Black Lightning
3.68 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1964 — 9 editions
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The Half-Burnt Tree
4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1969 — 8 editions
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Jungfrau
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3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1936 — 3 editions
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Southern Steel
4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1953 — 7 editions
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A Bough in Hell
4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1971 — 4 editions
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The Sun in Exile
3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1955 — 2 editions
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Picnic Races
3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1962 — 10 editions
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