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Susan Green Susan Green i(A78088 works by)
Born: Established: 1958 ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon How Bright Are All Things Here Susan Green , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2017 11667716 2017 single work novel

'Drama is a hard habit to break, and besides, life is awfully dull when it's naked and truthful. 

'Glamorous, charismatic Bliss Henderson has led a flawed, fascinating life; from country Australia to the art world of 1960s London; from lust to love and loss. 

'Now, in her last days, she is reliving it all. But as she excavates her past, deeper layers emerge. Secrets she still can't reveal, not even to herself. 

'As her stepchildren hover around her, she wants them to judge her fairly. But how can they when they don't really know who she is? 

'Susan Green has created a charming, lyrical novel of secrets, art and love.' (Publication summary)
1 3 y separately published work icon Verity Sparks and the Scarlet Hand Susan Green , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2015 8197635 2015 single work children's fiction children's mystery fantasy

'Castlemaine, 1880. Verity is on holiday with Papa and her friends, but the fun soon comes to an end. A terrible crime has been committed. When Verity tries to investigate, her gift creates more mysteries than it solves. Why was a red glove left at the crime scene? Who is the ghostly woman following Verity? Is she connected to the kidnapping? Terrible secrets are being revealed. With her friends in danger, Verity needs all her courage and skill to solve the crime. But is that enough?' (Publication summary)
1 2 y separately published work icon Verity Sparks, Lost and Found Susan Green , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2013 6023642 2013 single work children's fiction children's fantasy mystery

'Melbourne. 1879. Verity Sparks has found her father. But she has lost her gift - the ability to find lost things. Papa Savinov, eager for Verity to become a proper lady, sends her to the exclusive boarding school Hilltop House. But Verity is more interested in solving the case of the missing Ecclethorpe heiress. As the investigation deepens, danger and intrigue grow closer. Will Verity's gift return before it s too late?' (Publisher's burb)
1 7 y separately published work icon The Truth about Verity Sparks Susan Green , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2011 Z1799271 2011 single work children's fiction children's adventure detective mystery mystery fantasy 'Verity Sparks is good at finding lost things, but will she be able to uncover the truth about her own past?

'Verity Sparks is a thirteen-year-old orphan working as a milliner in Victorian London. But Verity is no ordinary girl - she has an almost perfect memory and possesses the talent of Teleagtivism. She can easily find things that are lost! When Verity is wrongly accused of theft and dismissed from her job, she goes to live with the Plushes - a slightly Bohemian family who run a Confidential Inquiry Agency. Verity helps them solve cases and slowly becomes one of the family.

'But patches of the truth about her past begin to surface, along with the special talent that Professor Plush is helping her explore. Who were her real parents? Is she the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter? Who is sending poison pen letters about Verity to the Plushes? Who doesn't want them to learn the truth about Verity Sparks?

'An adventure/mystery with a dash of the supernatural thrown in; The Truth About Verity Sparks is packed with chases through the dark alleys of London, séances in high-class dining rooms, pet pythons named Anthony and Cleopatra, murdered opera singers and much, much more.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 y separately published work icon Verity Sparks Susan Green , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2011 6023611 2011 series - author children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon The Bookroom Dozen : Seven of the Best from the Stoneman's Short Story Competition 2005 Susan Green (editor), Castlemaine : Stoneman's Bookroom , 2005 Z1221734 2005 anthology short story
1 y separately published work icon The Twins in the Trunk Susan Green , South Melbourne : Nelson , 1998 Z1066259 1998 single work children's fiction children's
1 2 y separately published work icon The Great Detective and the Case of Captain Blunderbuss's Secret Susan Green , Stuart Billington (illustrator), Sydney : Hodder and Stoughton Australia Australian Children's Television Foundation , 1989 Z832513 1989 single work picture book adventure mystery children's

'Alexander Holmes possesses an extraordinary flair for observation and detection. With his dog, Watson, he sets out to unravel the mystery of the strange happenings at the house of Aunt Helen.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Possum Charmers Susan Green , Stuart Billington (illustrator), Cammeray : Martin Educational , 1988 Z1066163 1988 single work picture book
1 The Lost Children Susan Green , 1987 single work short story historical fiction
— Appears in: Storyteller , no. 1 1987; (p. 1-7)
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