Jacqueline KentJacqueline Kent is an acclaimed Australian author who originally trained as a journalist and broadcaster. She has also worked as a book editor and reviewer for numerous publications. Alongside works of biography and general social history, including biography of former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, she has written fiction for young adults. A Certain Style: Beatrice Davis, A Literary Life won the 2002 National Biography Award and the Nita B. Kibble Award while An Exacting Heart: The Story of Hephzibah Menuhin won the 2009 Nita B. Kibble Award. Her memoir Beyond Words: A Year with Kenneth Cook was published to acclaim in 2019. Read More Read Less