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Heather Henderson Heather Henderson i(A141271 works by)
Born: Established: 1928 ;
Gender: Female
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1 The Real Bob Menzies, A Memoir Heather Henderson , 2013 extract (A Smile for My Parents)
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 October 2013; (p. 4)
1 5 y separately published work icon A Smile for My Parents Heather Henderson , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2013 6368873 2013 single work biography

'Heather Henderson is the only daughter of Sir Robert Menzies, Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister and founder of the Liberal party. Father and daughter were very close, and in 2011 Heather edited and published Letters to My Daughter, a collection of letters written by Menzies to Heather throughout the fifties, sixties and seventies, when she was living overseas with her diplomat husband. They are full of warmth, love, humour and insights - both political and personal - and they allow us to see a completely different side of a man many Australians think of as a rather stern and forbidding authoritarian figure.

'Now comes A Smile for My Parents, Heather Henderson's engaging memoir recounting charming and insightful stories and memories of Dame Pattie and Sir Robert and their family and friends that will surprise and delight all who read it.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 6 y separately published work icon Letters to My Daughter : Robert Menzies, Letters, 1955-1975 Robert Menzies , Heather Henderson (editor), Sydney : Murdoch Books , 2011 Z1795443 2011 selected work correspondence 'As Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister and the founder of the Liberal Party, Sir Robert Menzies is a towering figure in our political and cultural history. Letters to My Daughter is a collection of letters written by Menzies to his only daughter, Heather, throughout the fifties, sixties and seventies, when she was living overseas with her diplomat husband. They are full of warmth, love, humour and insights - both political and personal - and they allow us to see a completely different side of a man most Australians think of as a rather stern and forbidding authoritarian figure.

'The letters are so beautifully written they make you realise what a lost art letter writing is, and they are introduced by Heather herself, who explains the insider references and humorous asides. The collection also includes fascinating correspondence between Menzies and leaders of the day, including President John F. Kennedy and Gough Whitlam. Even the most rusted-on Labor voter will come away with a different view of Menzies and his legacy after reading this book.' (From the publisher's website.)
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