Kate Grenville: Quick Facts

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Born	October 14, 1950 (age 76) • Sydney • Australia
Awards And Honors	Women’s Prize for Fiction (2001)
Notable Works	short story • “A Room Made of Leaves” • “Bearded Ladies” • “Dreamhouse” • “Joan Makes History” • “One Life: My Mother’s Story” • “Sarah Thornhill” • “Searching for the Secret River” • “The Idea of Perfection” • “The Lieutenant” • “The Secret River”

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