About the Author

Linda Brooks lives in Adelaide. She gained the attention of a publisher when her short stories found critical acclaim on the ABC website, 'The Making of Modern Australia' and her first published book resulted, A Curious & Inelegant Childhood, a memoir of growing up in rural Australia. Linda Brooks lives in Adelaide. She gained the attention of a publisher when her short stories found critical acclaim on the ABC website, 'The Making of Modern Australia' and her first published book resulted, A Curious & Inelegant Childhood, a memoir of growing up in rural Australia.