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She was born in Summer Hill, Sydney, Australia, where she grew up as the daughter of a headmaster at a Sydney Grammar School.
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Elizabeth Fensham
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According to WorldCat, the book is held in 486 libraries, and has been translated into Italian by Loredana Serratore as Corri e non voltarti mai. Previous young adult novels include Mission McAllister’s Ghost and Goodbye Jamie Boyd. Fensham"s book for younger children, Matty Forever, was shortlisted for the Children"s Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers in 2009.
Her third and final book in the "Matty" series, Matty and Bill for Keeps was published in 2012.
She has also appeared as a guest speaker at the Melbourne Writers Festival. Melbourne theatre company "Monkey Baa" have toured a performance version of her book Goodbye Jamie Boyd around the eastern side of Australia.
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