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Jean West Penna Jean West Penna i(A25215 works by) (birth name: Myrtle Jean Leech) (a.k.a. Jean Penna)
Also writes as: Myrle West
Born: Established: 5 Nov 1909 Golden Square, Bendigo, Bendigo area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 13 Dec 2001 Adelaide, South Australia,
Gender: Female
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1 Immortality i "When the last smoke of my crematory fire has gone -", Jean West Penna , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 September 1995; (p. C11)
1 y separately published work icon The Back-to-Front House Jean West Penna , Adelaide : Jean West Penna , 1992 Z937946 1992 single work autobiography
1 Wilkie's Lads Jean West Penna , 1986 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Aphelion Science Fiction Magazine , Spring no. 4 1986; (p. 56-58)
1 1 y separately published work icon Strange Territory : A Novel Jean West Penna , Los Angeles Sydney : Walrus Books , 1983 Z937941 1983 single work novel science fiction

'A space capsule crashes on a planet at the edge of the galaxy. Only three people survive, the "High Lady Clytha", her maid-servant and a crew member. Clytha is totally spoilt, being highly valued for her combination of thinness and sexuality! The main interest is how the trio interact and survive in the alien environment. Most readers would be quite happy to see Clytha's demise as quickly as possible but unfortunately she survives to be rescued after 200 pages of a rather meaningless novel.'

Source:

Colin Steele, 'Earthbound Australian Science Fiction', Canberra Times, 24 March 1984, p.24.
1 On the Beach i "The waves were just the same in Grandma's day.", Jean West Penna , 1978 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Grandmother Book : A Miscellany For and About Grandmothers 1978; (p. 74)
1 My Cornish Grandmother Myrle West , 1978 single work prose
— Appears in: The Grandmother Book : A Miscellany For and About Grandmothers 1978; (p. 29-32)
1 Sons for the Land Jean West Penna , 1955 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 June 1955; (p. 48-51, 82)
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