Marilyn Duckworth

Marilyn Duckworth OBE (born 10 November 1935 in New Zealand) is a novelist, poet and short story writer. She has published 16 novels, one novella, a collection of short stories and a collection of poetry. She has also written for television and radio.

Early life

Duckworth was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but spent the years between 1939 and 1947 in England. Her father was Cyril John Adcock, her sister is the poet Fleur Adcock. Duckworth’s first novel, A Gap in the Spectrum, was published when she was 23.

Her debut in 1959 puts her in the second generation of New Zealand novelists of the Provincial period.[1]

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Plays broadcast on radio

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