Fin J. Ross Fin J. Ross i(8310269 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 A Rascal in Academia Fin J. Ross , 2021 single work short story
— Appears in: Who Sleuthed It? 2021;
1 y separately published work icon Billings Better Bookstore and Brasserie Fin J. Ross , Judith Rossell (illustrator), Melbourne : Clan Destine Press , 2020 19659793 2020 single work novel

'Young Fidelia Knight arrives in Melbourne in 1874, alone except for her treasured companion, Samuel Johnson; well, half of him.

'To escape servitude, Fidelia hides each night in the renowned Coles Book Arcade. She loves words, you see, and wants to know them all.

'What she overhears in Coles sets her on a path that will change the lives of everyone she meets, starting with Jasper Godwin, the hopelessly underqualified manager of the new Billings Better Bookstore.

'Fidelia’s thirst for knowledge is contagious. She tutors two orphan boys and two illiterate women, inspiring them to unlock their creativity; and her exploration of colonial Melbourne takes her to some unusual places.

'Nothing daunts this diminutive genius, except the mystery of what really happened to her parents on the voyage from England, in Fin J. Ross' Billings Better Bookstore & Brasserie. With illustrations by award-winning author-illustrator, Judith Rossell.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)
1 Her Other Life Fin J. Ross , 2018 single work short story
— Appears in: Timber! : Thirty-seven Award-winning Stories from the Stringybark Short Story Awards 2018;
1 Genemesis Fin J. Ross , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: And Then... The Great Big Book of Awesome Adventure Tales : Volume 2 2016;
1 y separately published work icon Murder in the Family : 15 True Australian Accounts of Domestic Tragedy Lindy Cameron , Fin J. Ross , Victoria : Five Mile Press , 2014 8630267 2014 selected work biography crime

'Murder in the Family explores fifteen cases where families have been torn apart by murder. The saddest thing about the stories in this book is the fact that the perpetrators and victims once loved each other…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon A.K.A. Fudgepuddle Fin J. Ross , Bittern : Clan Destine Press , 2013 8310289 2013 single work novel

'She's sassy and opinionated - but maybe not the sharpest feeline on four legs. When Megsy is checked in to the Lap of Luxury Cat Resort, she soon learns there's a lot she doesn't know, like: talent, pedigrees, surfing the Intercat, and where her kisskies went.But, with the help of her fellow feeli inmates - Raffles, Big Dan, Zsa Zsa, Hamish the Handsome, and The Colonel - she gets a new perspective on life; and new name from cattery owner, Miss Steph. A.K.A. Fudgepuddle is not a kids' book but is suitable for children - from 6 to 106.It's a book for Cat People - or deuxjambs, as the feelis call us - of all ages. Even Dog People (or quiffo-lovers) will enjoy it.With a grown-up sensibility - of ridiculous proportions - the adventures of Fudgepuddleand her feeli friends is a hilarious tour de fur!' (Publication summary)
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