Miles Franklin (18791954) was born Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin in "Talbingo, New South Wales," Following the publication of "My Brilliant Career," she worked as a nurse and journalist and became active in the Australian feminist movement. Sandra Gilbert, coauthor of the influential "The Madwoman in the Attic," is the author of seven collections of poetry, a memoir, and numerous critical works. She has won an American Book Award and the John Ciardi Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry.
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First published in 1901, this Australian classic recounts the live of 16-year-old Sybylla Melvyn. Trapped on her parents' outback farm, she simultaneously loves bush life and hates the physical burdens it imposes. Whisked away to live on her grandmoth... SEE MORE