Cherry, Frances (1937–)

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Cherry, Frances (1937–)

New Zealand novelist and short-story writer. Born Nov 25, 1937, in Wellington, New Zealand.

Tutored creative writing and established creative writing correspondence school in Wellington; published short stories in magazines and anthologies; works include The Daughter-in-Law and Other Stories (1986), Dancing With Strings (1989), The Widowhood of Jacki Bates (1991) and Washing Up in Parrot Bay (1999); also wrote In the Dark (1999) and Leon (2000) for children.

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