Helen Hodgman
Helen Hodgman (born April 27, 1945 in Aberdeen , Scotland ) is an Australian author .
Life
Hodgman spent her childhood in England before the family emigrated to Australia. She dropped out of school early and tried various jobs. She married early and had a daughter when she was twenty. She described her experience as a young mother in her first novel in 1976, Blue Skies . More novels followed until she fell ill with Parkinson's disease in 1983 and soon afterwards she could no longer write.
Honourings and prices
- 1979: Somerset Maugham Award for Jack and Jill .
- 1989: Christina Stead Fiction Prize for Broken Words .
Publications
- 1976: Blue Skies
- German by Anne Rademacher: Constantly beautiful , novel. ISBN 978-3-8135-0472-9 .
- Jack and Jill .
- Broken Words . Penguin Australia, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia 1988, ISBN 0-140102345 .
- Waiting for Matindi . Ballantine Books, New York City 1999, ISBN 0-345417747 .
- Passing Remarks .
- Ducks . Harmony Books, New York City, USA 1988, ISBN 0-517573970 .
- Bad Policeman .
Web links
- Biography (en.)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hodgman, Helen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aberdeen , Scotland , UK |