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Nov 2024
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How a macabre country childhood spawned ...

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Author Rosalie Ham grew up in a country town three blocks long and three blocks wide. She paid close attention to the characters there, like the woman at the shops whose face was frozen into Munch’s scream. This eye for detail led to her first novel, which became a hit movie starring Kate Winslet.     Author, Rosalie Ham grew up in country NSW, in a town ... Show More
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