Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Ruth Park
Born: August 24, 1917
Died: December 14, 2010 (aged 93)
Bio: Rosina Ruth Lucia Park AM was a New Zealand born Australian author. Her best known works are the novels The Harp in the South and Playing Beatie Bow, and the children's radio serial The Muddle-Headed Wombat, which also spawned a book series.
Known for:
- The Harp in the South (1948)
- Playing Beatie Bow (1980)
- Poor Man's Orange (1949)
- Swords and Crowns and Rings (1977)
- My Sister Sif (1986)