Marigold

by Nancy Cato

Adelaide in the 1930s is hardly an action-packed metropolis. Living at home under the constant eye of mother, step-father and a brattish half-sister, Marigold Trent, cub reporter, yearns for more than her daily round. Only the big white ocean liners bear promise of a wider, more exotic world.

Then Marigold begins to uncover the sad truth about her real father. And sets out on a voyage of discovery: into the bleak desert heart of her country, and into her own heart as well.

"Marigold" is an authentic, warmly recalled picture of a vanished age, from one of Australia's most distinguished novelists.

183 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Nancy Fotheringham Cato AM (11 March 1917 – 3 July 2000) was an Australian writer who published more than twenty historical novels, biographies and volumes of poetry. Cato is also known for her work campaigning on environmental and conservation issues.

Cato was born in Glen Osmond in South Australia, and was a fifth-generation Australian. She studied English Literature and Italian at the University of Adelaide, graduating in 1939, then completed a two-year course at the South Australian School of Arts. She was a cadet journalist on The News from 1935 to 1941, and as an art critic from 1957 to 1958.[2]
Cato married Eldred De Bracton Norman, and travelled extensively overseas with him. They had one daughter and two sons.[1] Dr Nancy Cato Norman died at Noosa Heads on 3 July 2000.
Cato's cousin was also named Nancy Cato and was host of children's TV show the Magic Circle Club in the mid 1960s.