Patricia Shaw (novelist)

Patricia Shaw ( born 1929 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian non-fiction and fiction writer and now lives in Queensland on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Patricia Shaw studied history and wrote as assistant to the Governor of Queensland reports and short stories. Since 1983 she directs the Department of " oral history " in the parliamentary library and wrote two books about the colonization of Australia.

It was not until the age of 52 she decided to write novels. Among her many novels that are family sagas from the time of settlement of the Australian outback most and which earned her the title " chronicler of Australia ", the international bestseller "River of the Sun" are (1991, German solar fire ) and " The Opal Seekers "(1996, dt burning dream).

Patricia Shaw is also a dedicated animal rights activist and campaigns especially for the native birds.

Awards

  • " Corine - International Book Prize 2004 " for " The Wind of the South"

Bibliography

Non-fiction

  • Brother Digger (1984 )
  • Pioneers of a Trackless country

Novels

  • Valley of Lagoons (1989, dt Southland )
  • River of the Sun (1991, German solar fire )
  • The Feather and the Stone (1992, Ger -wide Lonesome Dove )
  • Where the Willows Weep (1993, dt Hot Earth ) sequel to " In the fire of emeralds " although rather appeared as " The fire of emeralds " it is still the continuation of the four -part saga Australia
  • Cry of the Rain Bird (1994, Germany 's reputation rain bird )
  • Fire Fortune (1995, dt The dream of the snake)
  • The Opal Seekers (1996, dt Burning Dream )
  • Glittering Fields (1997, Ger Kelly Country )
  • A Cross of Stars (1998, dt Golder grasses or stars in the sand)
  • Orchid Bay (1999, German fire bay )
  • Waiting for the Thunder (2000, dt valley of dreams, continuation of wide wild country )
  • The Dream Seekers (2001, dt In the land of a thousand suns )
  • On Emerald Downs (2002, dt In the fire of emeralds ) continuation of the Negev
  • The Five Winds (2003, German wind of the south, continued to fire bay )
  • Storm Bay (2005, German island in the blazing sun )
  • The Captain's Lady (2007, dt salt of Hope)
  • Mango Hill (2008, dt In the valley of mango trees) sequel to " Island in the Sun "
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