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3 unusual facts about Florence James


Florence James

From 1945 to 1947 she, her daughters, Dymphna Cusack and her daughter shared a rented cottage 'Pinegrove' at Hazelbrook in the Blue Mountains.

She studied at Sydney University from 1923-26 and it was there her friendship with Dymphna Cusack began, later to become a notable collaboration.

She returned with her daughters to London late in 1947 and remained there until 1963, working as a literary agent, initially for Constable and Company, where authors she signed included Mary Durack, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Colin Johnson (aka Mudrooroo Narogin).



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