Joan de Hamel

Joan de Hamel (31 March 1924 – 28 July 2011) was a New Zealand children's writer.

[1] She grew up in London, England and later moved to the Otago Peninsula.

[2] In addition to her writing she worked as a teacher, raised a family, and bred Angora goats.

[3] De Hamel won the 1979 Esther Glen Award for Take the Long Path (1978), and the 1985 A.W.

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