TY - BOOK AU - North,Marilla AU - Cusack,Dymphna AU - James,Florence AU - Franklin,Miles TI - Yarn spinners: a story of friendship, politics and a shared commitment to a distinctive Australian literature, woven through the letters of Dymphna Cusack, Florence James, Miles Franklin and their congenials SN - 9780994429605 : AV - PR9619.3.C8 Z49 2016 U1 - A826.00809287 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Blackheath, N.S.W. PB - Brandl & Schlesinger KW - James, Florence KW - Cusack, Dymphna KW - Cusack, Dymphna, KW - James, Florence, KW - Franklin, Miles, KW - Australian letters KW - Women authors, Australian KW - 20th century KW - Correspondence KW - Authors, Australian KW - Australian N1 - First published in 2001 by University of Queensland Press; Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-515) and index N2 - Dymphna Cusack, Miles Franklin and Florence James come alive on these pages through their friendships, their aspirations, their passions and achievements, their disappointments, insecurities and triumphs. In Yarn Spinners Marilla North tells the tale of their personal and professional lives through their correspondence, meticulously curated, edited and woven together with subtle narrative links ER -