Amy WittingAmy Witting was born in Sydney in 1918. Beginning late in life she published six novels, including The Visit, I for Isobel, Isobel on the Way to the Corner Shop and Maria's War; two collections of short stories; two books of verse, Travel Diary and Bauty Is the Straw; and her Collected Poems. She had numerous poems and short stories published in magazines such as The New Yorker. Witting was awarded the 1993 Patrick White Prize. Isobel on the Way to the Corner Shop won the Age Book of the Year Award. Amy Witting died in 2001. Read More Read Less