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name: Penny Haw
about: Penny Haw worked as a journalist and columnist for more than three decades, writing for many leading South African newspapers and magazines before yielding to a lifelong yearning to create fiction. Her stories feature remarkable women, illustrate her love for animals and nature, and explore the interconnectedness of all living things. The Invincible Miss Cust is Penny’s debut historical fiction. It will be followed by a second work of historical fiction in 2023. The Woman at the Wheel is based on the life of Bertha Benz, the wife of the "father of the automobile", Carl Benz. It will be published by Landmark Sourcebooks on October 3, 2023. Penny also the author of 2022 winner of the Women's Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) Star Award (gene Penny Haw worked as a journalist and columnist for more than three decades, writing for many leading South African newspapers and magazines before yielding to a lifelong yearning to create fiction. Her stories feature remarkable women, illustrate her love for animals and nature, and explore the interconnectedness of all living things. The Invincible Miss Cust is Penny’s debut historical fiction. It will be followed by a second work of historical fiction in 2023. The Woman at the Wheel is based on the life of Bertha Benz, the wife of the "father of the automobile", Carl Benz. It will be published by Landmark Sourcebooks on October 3, 2023. Penny also the author of 2022 winner of the Women's Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) Star Award (general category), The Wilderness Between Us and a children's book, Nicko, The Tale of a Vervet Monkey on an African Farm. She lives near Cape Town, South Africa. ...more