Isabel Peacocke
NZ teacher, novelist, broadcaster
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Inez Isabel Maud Peacocke (31 January 1881–12 October 1973)[1] was a New Zealand teacher, novelist and broadcaster. She was born in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand in 1881.[1] Ponsonby Peacocke was her grandfather. She is buried at Purewa Cemetery, Auckland.[2]
She wrote fifty novels, mostly for children, but also 16 light adult romances.[3] Significant works include My Friend Phil (1915) and Cathleen with a 'C' (1934).[3]
