Criena Rohan Criena Rohan i(A73756 works by) (birth name: Deirdre Cash) (a.k.a. Deirdre Olsen)
Writing name for: Deirdre Cash
Born: Established: 16 Jul 1924 Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 11 Mar 1963 Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Female
Heritage: Irish
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1 Solidaritee for Ever (from Down by the Dockside) Criena Rohan , 1996 extract novel (Down by the Dockside)
— Appears in: Reflections on Marriage 1996; (p. 76-81)
1 Lola and Brownie - The Real Delinquents Criena Rohan , 1989 extract novel (The Delinquents)
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 23 December 1989; (p. 3)
1 The Delinquents Criena Rohan , 1988 single work extract
— Appears in: Women's Erotica : Erotica by Contemporary Australian Women 1988; (p. 111-114)
2 21 y separately published work icon Down by the Dockside Criena Rohan , London : Gollancz , 1963 Z402906 1963 single work novel
1 Stow on the Road to Rohan Criena Rohan , 1962 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April vol. 1 no. 6 1962; (p. 80)
3 25 y separately published work icon The Delinquents Criena Rohan , London : Gollancz , 1962 Z403010 1962 single work novel

'Lola and Brownie are too young to be in love. That’s the view of the world in the 1950s and their lives are taken over by their mothers and welfare. But Brownie and Lola are determined to be together and show they are capable of handling life. Survival on their own terms is a tough road to travel but also a triumph.'

(Penguin, 1986)

'At the end of two weeks of agonising waiting Lola knew she was pregnant.
Lola and Brownie were just kids - but old enough to know what the probing fingers of desire in their awakening bodies meant…
The delinquents is their story - a story of youthful passion turned into tragedy by the demands of adult-made rules. For Brownie they spelt disillusion and the dissolute pleasures of a man’s world… for Lola the degradation of the streets.'

(Panther, 1964)
 
1 The Best Blood in Scotland Criena Rohan , 1962 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 November vol. 85 no. 4317 1962; (p. 28-30)
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