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1. My first novel was written by an Australian born author who moved to Norfolk Island in the 1980s. She has written over 20 novels, seven set in Ancient Rome. This particular novel was the first for this writer and involves a middle aged woman who falls in love with a developmentally impaired man much younger than herself. What is the title of this novel?
2. The author of my next novel specializes in teenage fiction. He has started his own alternative school in Victoria, Australia. The novel I have chosen is part of a series of seven books that deal with a group of teenagers who go on a weekend camping trip and return to find Australia has been invaded. What is this series of books known as?
3. A woman wrote my next novel, although she shortened her name to make it appear as if a man had done so. The name she chose later became the name of a prestigious Australian literary award. The novel is set in 1890s rural Australia, and revolves around a character who doesn't want the traditional female life of marriage and children. The name of the novel is?
4. A book of poetry is next on my list. The writer of these works was born in rural Australia in 1864. He was a journalist and a war correspondent in the second Boer War. He is better known by his nickname "Banjo". Which poem in this book begins: "I had written him a letter"?
5. This next novel was written by a South African who also held Australian citizenship. He was in advertising for over thirty years and won awards for his "Louie the Fly" advertising campaign. This particular book is a non fiction novel about his eldest son who was a haemophiliac. It details his son's life to his eventual death due to complications from AIDS, which he had acquired from a blood transfusion. What is the name of the novel?
6. If you're interested in action novels, my next one is for you. This writer specialises in fast paced action novels. He has written stand alone novels, but he is best known for his series' involving a US Marine or an Australian SAS soldier. Which of his secondary characters, who appears in at least four of his novels, has the call sign "Mother"?
7. Nazi Germany during WWII is the setting for my next novel. It is about a young girl coming to live with foster parents, her relationship with them, their neighbours, and a young Jewish boy that hides out from the Germans in their home. It has been made into a movie. Who wrote this novel?
8. Western Australia is both the setting for the next novel, and the Australian state in which the author is based. He has won awards for other novels such as "Dirt Music" and "The Riders". This particular novel is about two different families coming together to live in a large house in a suburb of Perth. What is the name of the street the home is in?
9. Novel number nine was written by an Australian-born writer who has resided in England for many years. This woman is a well known feminist and this non fiction work was very controversial when released in 1970, as one of its central themes was that the traditional nuclear family represses women sexually. What is the name of this book?
10. My last book was written by an author that is one of only three to have won the Booker Prize twice. This novel, for which he won the Booker Prize, is based on the life of an important person in Australia's history. Who is the book about?
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