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Language English Originally published 1991 Country Australia | 3.5/5 Goodreads Publication date 1991 Genre Children's literature | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rain Stones is a 1991 short story collection by acclaimed Australian author Jackie French. It is notable for being the first children's book written by the author.
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Background
Jackie French began writing Rain Stones (having previously written only gardening books) when she was 30, in a desperate attempt to get enough money together to register her car. At the time, she was living in a tin shed with a black snake named Gladys and a wombat named Smudge.
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Rain Stones Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA