Background
Born in Sydney on 31 July 1926, Moffitt grew up in Taree on the north coast of New South Wales, He worked for The Sun as a copy boy and became a cadet early in 1945.
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The Retreat of Radiance: A Novel of Revenge
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Book by Moffitt, Ian
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The Birth of Aphrodite
(It is 1920 and two babies come into the world in very dif...)
It is 1920 and two babies come into the world in very different circumstances: Grace born of a violent union, but destined for a golden future, and Mike, a country boy with a talent for boxing, whose determination to succeed on his own terms brings him into conflict when he starts to make a name for himself. The Birth of Aphrodite is a panoramic novel based on the love myth of Aphrodite and Adonis. The story, spanning several decades, moves from the New York underworld to Hollywood. A story of love and family, particularly the struggle for family love.
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Ian Moffitt
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He headed News Limited bureau in New York in the early 1960s and was an outstanding feature writer for The Australian newspaper in the late 1960s and 1970s before becoming a full-time novelist in 1981. In 1949, during the Chinese Civil War, he joined the staff of the South China Morning Post and it was his experience in Hong Kong and China that inspired The Retreat Of Radiance. First published in 1982 by William Collins, The Retreat Of Radiance was four months on the bestseller list, six weeks at number one.
He then became a reporter, sub-editor, feature writer and foreign correspondent for Australian newspapers and magazines, including The Daily Mirror (Australia), The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and The Bulletin.
He also wrote a collection of short stories, The Electric Jungle. Moffitt married Elizabeth Saunders and had five children: Matthew, Annabel, Dominic, Frances and Sophie.
Their eldest son, Matt, was the lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter with Australian band Matt Finish, one of Australia"s most popular live bands from the late seventies until the mid-nineties. Matt died in 2003. Sophie is a dancer, choreographer and contemporary dance teacher, whose production company ‘Bounce Productions’, is involved with corporate events in Australia, Asia, America and New Zealand.
Ian Moffitt died on 1 November 2000.
Works
book
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The Birth of Aphrodite
(It is 1920 and two babies come into the world in very dif...)
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The Retreat of Radiance: A Novel of Revenge
(Book by Moffitt, Ian)
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The Birth of Aphrodite
