Una Clarke Una Clarke i(A49057 works by) (a.k.a. Clarke Jean)
Born: Established: 1922 Blyth, Blyth - Bute - Port Broughton area, Mid North South Australia, South Australia, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Ripples of War Una Clarke , London : Austin Macauley Publishers , 2022 24719384 2022 single work novel historical fiction

'When the heavy stone of a world war drops into the tranquillity of peace, its ripples reach far and wide, disturbing the lives of all they touch. This is the story of two young people whose entire teen years coincide with a war that changes their lives profoundly.

'In 1939, when World War Two begins, they live in opposite sides of the world, then as the Japanese enter the war and the conflict drags on, they both reach maturity and enter the services.

'When the widening ripples finally allow them to meet in the fifth year of the war, then tear them apart, they are deeply in love and face almost insurmountable hurdles to live a life together.

'All the war facts in Ripples of War are authentic, including the rescue at sea.' (Publication summary) 
1 y separately published work icon Home Is Where the House Is Una Clarke , London : Austin Macauley Publishers , 2021 26421480 2021 single work novel historical fiction

'If only the walls could speak. It is 1947 and recently demobilised young Royal Navy sailor Dusty Miller has returned to Australia to set up a house with his wartime sweetheart and wife, Wendy. The walls really do speak in this heartfelt narrative as five houses narrate the poignant struggles of Dusty and Wendy when they begin their married life in post-WWII Australia from their first home reluctantly shared by a disgruntled and obnoxious tenant. The couple juggle a new baby with the arrival of Dustys resentful family fresh off the boat, while in their next home in the western suburbs of Sydney, they deal with the' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Love Letters from the Pacific 1945-46 Una Clarke , Douglas Clarke , Oak Flats : Una Clarke , 2012 Z1925169 2012 single work correspondence 'Love Letters tells the story of a young couple who fall in love in the last weeks of World War Two and become engaged a few days before his destroyer leaves to re-join the British Pacific fleet in Sydney. Plans to meet there shortly after, are disrupted by the sudden end of the war. The fleet leave immediately to take the surrender from the Japanese in Shanghai, take urgently needed supplies and release POWs. And so his letter to her begin. They do not know if, or when they will meet again.' (Publisher's blurb)
3 y separately published work icon Land of the Rippling Gold Una Clarke , Sydney : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich , 1992 Z1326561 1992 single work children's fiction children's
1 The Young Trappers Una Clarke , 1971 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: The Bad Deeds Gang and Other Stories 1971; (p. 66-76) Wendy, Laura and David take their turn setting rabbit traps but Wendy is not all that pleased when they are successful.
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