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Gillian Rubinstein is an English-born children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973. As well as eight plays, numerous short stories and articles, she has written over 30 books. Her award-winning and hugely popular 1986 debut Space Demons introduced the themes of growing up and fantasy worlds which emerge often in her other writings. Books such as At Ardilla, Foxspell and Galax-Arena all received critical acclaim and multiple awards.

In 2001, Rubinstein published Across the Nightingale Floor, the first of the best-selling three-book series Tales of the Otori series under the pseudonym Lian Hearn. The series is set in a fictional island nation resembling feudal Japan and is her first work to reach an adult audience.

The name 'Lian', comes from a childhood nickname and 'Hearn' apparently refers to herons which are a prominent theme in the series. It has also been suggested that the surname is most likely borrowed from Lafcadio Hearn; one of the first Western writers to tackle Japanese mythology.

Gillian Rubinstein currently resides in Goolwa, South Australia. Wikipedia  

✵ 29. August 1942   •   Other names Lian Hearn

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Famous Gillian Rubinstein Quotes

“It's like a spell. It's so strong I can't fight it. Is love always like this?”

Gillian Rubinstein Tales of the Otori

Source: Brilliance of the Moon

“The less people think of you, the more they will reveal to you or in your presence.”

Gillian Rubinstein Tales of the Otori

Source: Across the Nightingale Floor

“I am not made for despair”

Gillian Rubinstein

“I believe the test of government is the contentment of the people.”

Gillian Rubinstein Tales of the Otori

Source: Across the Nightingale Floor

“How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?”

Gillian Rubinstein Tales of the Otori

Source: Across the Nightingale Floor

“But just as the river is always at the door, so is the world always outside. And it is in the world that we have to live.”

Gillian Rubinstein Tales of the Otori

Source: Across the Nightingale Floor

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