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HSC English Standard - The Craft of Writing: Dear Mrs Dunkley - Helen Garner

As part of your study of Module C, you will look at writing in various forms and genres. You will study fiction and non-fiction in a variety of prose forms.

Dear Mrs Dunkley - SMH copy

Dear Mrs Dunkley - SMH copy
In a letter to her childhood nemesis, Helen Garner explains how time has softened her feelings.

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Dear Mrs Dunkley by Helen Garner
Summary from BTA - Better Tuition Academy

Dear Mrs Dunkley - key excerpts

Youtube summary