Her Sunburnt Country
The Extraordinary Literary Life of Dorothea Mackellar
$42.75
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2023
Summary
The official biography of Australian poet and writer Dorothea Mackellar, author of the celebrated poem ‘My Country.’
‘I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains…’
Though many Australians know lines from Dorothea Mackellar’s classic poem ‘My Country’ by heart, very little has been written about the poet’s extraordinary life. From her childhood and youth in Sydney’s Point Piper, to discovering her love for the Australian landscape on the family farm in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760855406 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1760855405 |
| Author: | Deborah FitzGerald |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Australia |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Australia |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 594g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 162mm x 241mm |
Critics Review
‘This authorised biography takes us into [Dorothea Mackellar’s] complex and sometimes troubled life … an engaging tale of a national icon’ * Sydney Morning Herald *
Deborah FitzGerald
Deborah FitzGerald graduated in 2022 with a Doctor of Arts from the University of Sydney after completing her thesis, In Search of Dorothea: A biography of Australian poet Dorothea Mackellar.
During the course of her doctorate, she won the 2021 Dame Leonie Kramer Prize in Australian Poetry and the 2019 Thomas Henry Coulson Scholarship.
FitzGerald is also a senior journalist, editor, and writer who has worked across major media organisations, including the ABC, Channel Nine, and News Corp. Her first book, Sophie’s Boys, was published in 2018.
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