Ronald Hugh MorriesonBorn in 1922, RONALD HUGH MORRIESON lived his entire life in the house his grandfather built in Hawera, a small town on New Zealand’s north island. The Scarecrow was published in 1963, and was followed a year later by Came a Hot Friday. After a subseuent novel was rejected Morrieson’s health declined, compounded by depression and grief at his mother’s death in 1968. He died in 1972. Read More Read Less