Elizabeth Haran

Elizabeth Haran (born 1954) is an Australian novelist whose books were published in German and other European languages before being published in English. In the Valley of the Flaming Sun, published in 2007, spent eleven weeks on the German magazine Der Spiegel best seller list.

Life Haran was born in 1954 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia), and migrated to Australia as a child. She began writing in her thirties, after the birth of her second son.

After being rejected by publishers in the UK and US, Bulgaria, France,

Works Year English title German title Czech title Croatian title Spanish title French title 2001 A Woman For All Seasons Im Land des Eukalyptusbaums 2013 Walkabout Country 2015 Flight of the Jabiru Träume unter roter sonne El vuelo del jaribú Le pays du soleil rouge set in Birdsville, Queensland, one of the most isolated towns in Australia. Elizabeth changed the name of the town to Kangaroo Crossing for the book. Foreign language editions of the book have been published in German, Czech, Slovak and Russian.

River of Fortune This book was published in German, Czech, Slovak and Russian.

Whispers in the Wind This book is set on Kangaroo Island, off the coast of South Australia, in 1845. This book was published in German, Czech, Slovak and Russian.

Dance of the Fiery Blue Gums Dance of the Fiery Blue Gums, is set in the Clare Valley in 1866.

The Tantanoola Tiger The Tantanoola Tiger is set in southeast South Australia in 1900.

The Heart of a Sunburned Land Heart of a Sunburned Land is set in northern South Australia in the 1920s.

A Faraway Place in the Sun A Faraway Place in the Sun is set in Port Adelaide and the Flinders Ranges in 1946.