Jacqueline Kent
Author of An Exacting Heart: The Story of Hephzibah Menuhin
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Welcome to my website. My latest book about the remarkable Hephzibah Menuhin, An Exacting Heart has just been published by Penguin Australia. Many people have heard of her brother, the virtuoso violinist Yehudi, but why are so few of us aware of his sister?
You can read reviews of the book:
- online at the Sydney Morning Herald (opens in a new window), or
- from the Age (PDF 201kb)
I'm working to add more information about my books and me to this site, so please come back soon.
About me
Jacqueline Kent was born in Sydney and grew up there and in Adelaide. Originally trained as a journalist and broadcaster, since 1975 she has worked as a book editor, editing fiction and non-fiction for most of Australia's major publishers. She is the author of two general social histories and six books of fiction for young adults. She lives in Sydney.
Her last book, A Certain Style, about Beatrice Davis, won the 2002 National Biography Award and the 2002 Nita B. Kibble Literary Award for Women Writers, and was shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier's Award.