Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
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)