Longlisted for the 2014 Stella Prize

Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St John – Helen Trinca

Nonfiction · Text Publishing

Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St John

About the book

“Trinca’s book ranges beyond the particular life of St John to consider the wider topics of family dysfunction, the writer’s craft, and the cultural and social history of Australia.

– 2014 Stella Prize Judges

Helen Trinca

About the author


Helen Trinca

Judges’ report


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