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Shirley Walker (Author)

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After a long career as a lecturer in Australian literature at the University of New England, Shirley Walker is now an Honorary Fellow at the institution. She is a past President of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, the Founding Director of the Centre for Australian Language and Literature Studies at UNE, and the author of four books and numerous critical articles. She now lives on the far north coast of New South Wales, between the escarpment and the sea.

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Book Cover: Ghost at the Wedding
Ghost at the Wedding
By Shirley Walker
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Published: 29/06/2009
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742286310
Book Cover: The Ghost at the Wedding: a true story
The Ghost at the Wedding: a true story
By Shirley Walker

Winner, 2009 Asher Literary Award

Three generations,
two world wars,
one family

The young men who worked in the canefields of northern New South Wales in 1914 couldn't wait to set off for the adventure of war. The women coped as best they could, raised the children, lived in fear of an official telegram. They grieved for those killed, and learnt of worse things than death in combat. They bore more...

Winner, 2009 Asher Literary Award

Three generations,
two world wars,
one family

The young men who worked in the canefields of northern New South Wales in 1914 couldn't wait to set off for the adventure...

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Published: 03/05/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143203292
RRP: $24.95
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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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