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Jennifer Harrison completed her medical degree in 1979 and her psychiatrist training in 1990. She then went on to practise as a psychiatrist. She has lived for some time in the United States and New Zealand, and has travelled in the Himalayas. In 2004 she was awarded the Martha Richardson Poetry Medal.
yAlice’s ShoeAdelaide:MidnightSun,2023260246412023single work picture book children's 'A country child, Alice ran barefoot. On smooth waxed floorboards, over dusty clay in the yard, through icy water in the creek...she refused to wear shoes. After losing her sight and hearing through illness, Alice slowly made her way back to life and became the first deafblind person in Australia to be educated. Her hated shoe was Alice’s first connection with the world of language as she learnt to sign.' (Publication summary)