Patsy Adam-Smith

PATSY ADAM-SMITH was one of Australia's best-known and best-loved authors. Awarded the OBE in 1980 for services to literature and the Order of Australia in 1994 for services to recording oral history, she was the author of thirty books, all of which have topped or appeared on bestseller lists. Among her most popular books were Hear the Train Blow (the story of her childhood), The Shearers , Australian Women at War , Heart of Exile , There Was a Ship , Outback Heroes and The Anzacs , which was...See more

PATSY ADAM-SMITH was one of Australia's best-known and best-loved authors. Awarded the OBE in 1980 for services to literature and the Order of Australia in 1994 for services to recording oral history, she was the author of thirty books, all of which have topped or appeared on bestseller lists. Among her most popular books were Hear the Train Blow (the story of her childhood), The Shearers , Australian Women at War , Heart of Exile , There Was a Ship , Outback Heroes and The Anzacs , which was joint winner of The Age Book of the Year Award in 1978. Prisoners of War received the prestigious triennial Order of Australia Association Book Prize in 1993. See less