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Lynne Leonhardt grew up on an orchard in Donnybrook in the South West of Western Australia and travelled extensively as a young adult. She studied music and English literature at the University of Western Australia while bringing up four children, and later completed a PhD in Creative Writing at Edith Cowan University. Her first novel, Finding Jasper (Margaret River Press, 2012), was longlisted for the 2013 Dobbie Award. Lynne is the great-great grand niece of leading Australian suffragist, Henrietta Augusta Dugdale, the protagonist of her second novel, Step Up, Mrs Dugdale (Publication March 2019).

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Wonderful to see Step Up, Mrs Dugdale chosen as WritingWA's Book for Month of May - Review & BOOK CLUB NOTES: When Henrietta Dugdale gathers her three young sons to her in the spring of 1867 and runs away from her bigamist husband, she puts into motion events that will lead to her recognition as a hero and trailblazing suffragette for women’s rights in Australia. This novel is based on a true stor Read more of this blog post »

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	Finding Jasper 3.77 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2012 — 4 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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