Estelle Pinney (Author)
About
Estelle Pinney grew up and Cairns in the tobacco town of Mareeba, North Queensland. She left school at the age of thirteen to work as a colourist in her grandfather's photographic studio. Estelle's eventful adult life saw her working as an ambulance driver for the US army during World War II; as a beauty consultant; and as a registered deckhand on her husband's crayfishing boat in the Torres Strait. She is the author of Time Out for Living (1995) and A Net Full of Honey (1996), and co-author of Too Many Spears (1978) with late husband Peter Pinney. Estelle lives in Brisbane with her daughter Stella.
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Published: 05/01/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143009504
RRP: $24.95
Published: 04/01/2005
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143001362
RRP: $24.95
Published: 23/11/2009
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742285054




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