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Foy Barbara Foy Barbara i(A76264 works by)
Gender: Female
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'Barbara Foy grew up in a big old stone house in Balmain, Sydney, and was educated at Sydney Girls' High School and the University of Sydney. She has been a stenographer, research assistant for the Commonwealth Film Unit, supervisor of a day care centre for mentally retarded children, and a high school librarian. She began writing at the age of 57' (Taste of Cockroach, p. 153).

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