![]() It is difficult to categorise, and transcends marketing categories. Her writing was described by critics as “achingly heartfelt, breathtakingly beautiful, deft, original, sharp and poetic”. ‘Judith was original, eccentric and intelligent. These include the hilarious Al Capsella books the multi-award-winning Wolf on the Fold, still required reading for many school students and her most recent book, My Lovely Frankie, shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards in 2018 and published after the stroke which cut short her writing, but not her reading life four-and-a-half years ago. ‘As a writer she produced 20 brilliant and much-loved novels for children and teenagers. ![]() ![]() ‘It is with great sadness that we share the news of Judith Clarke’s death at the age of 76, in Melbourne, on Thursday 14 May. ![]() Clarke was the author of 20 award-winning books for children and teenagers, including the YA novels My Lovely Frankie, Three Summers, The Winds of Heaven, which was named a CBCA Notable Book in 2010, and One Whole and Perfect Day (all A&U), which won the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award in 2007 and was named an honor book in the American Library Association’s Michael L Printz Awards for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.Ĭlarke is survived by her son Yask and his father Rashmi. ![]()
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