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Swords And Crowns And Rings

Text Classics

Author: Ruth Park   Series: Text Classics

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Growing up in an Australian country town before World War I, Jackie Hanna and Cushie Moy are carefree and innocent in their love for each other. But Jackie is a dwarf, and his devotion to the beautiful Cushie is condemned by her parents. This is the story of their lifelong odyssey, and of the triumph of a special kind of courage.

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The Text Classics series will continue receive the following publicity and marketing support: Interviews with authors and introducers, and syndication of introductions, in literary magazines and broadsheet newspapers nationally Significant budget for print advertising including literary magazines and bookseller catalogues Online promotions, including advertising and giveaways, on Facebook and Twitter Reading group notes, series trailer and events listings on dedicated website:

Growing up in an Australian country town before World War I, Jackie Hanna and Cushie Moy are carefree and innocent in their love for each other. But Jackie is a dwarf, and his devotion to the beautiful Cushie is condemned by her parents. This is the story of their lifelong odyssey, and of the triumph of a special kind of courage.

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Description

Ruth Park’s Miles Franklin-winning novel brilliantly evokes Australiain the midst of the Great Depression.

Growing up in an Australian country town before World War I, Jackie Hanna and Cushie Moy are carefree and innocent in their love for eachother. But Jackie is a dwarf, and his devotion to the beautiful Cushie is condemned by her parents. This is the story of their lifelong odyssey, and of the triumph of a special kind of courage.

Written with warmth and affection, Swords and Crowns and Rings is a powerful story about human nature and the strength of an unlikely love. Ruth Park brilliantly captures the mood of Australia in the first part of the twentieth century.

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Awards

Winner of Miles Franklin Literary Award 1977 (Australia)

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Critic Reviews

“'The ever popular Ruth Park has written one of the best novels of the decade.'”

‘The ever popular Ruth Park has written one of the best novels of the decade.’ The Australian
‘Almost impossible to put down…its characters keep on living in the imagination.’ Sydney Sun
‘A fairy tale of a novel.’ Sydney Morning Herald

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About the Author

Born in New Zealand in 1917, Ruth Park spent most of her adult life in Australia. She was widely read and well-loved for her books, which were as equally successful for adults as for children. She is best known for the novels The Harp in the South, Poor Man’s Orange and Swords and Crowns and Rings, for which she won the 1977 Miles Franklin Award.

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Product Details

Publisher
Text Publishing | Text Classics
Published
26th September 2012
Pages
400
ISBN
9781922079510

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