The Lake of Tears

Emily Rodda is one of Australia's most successful, popular and versatile writers, who has won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for a record five times. A former editor of The Women's Weekly, Emily is also the best-selling author of adult mysteries under her own name of Jennifer Rowe. Her children's books, for a range of ages and genres, exhibit a mastery of plot and character

Ronald Norman Haddrick MBE (born 9 April 1929) is an Australian theatre, film and voice actor. Haddrick first appeared on the stage in 1946 at the Adelaide Tivoli Theatre. Later, he was invited to join the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (now the Royal Shakespeare Company). Upon his return to Sydney, there followed roles with the Trust Players, and when the Old Tote Theatre Company formed, Ron played in over forty productions. He has since gone on to film parts and award-winning success in film and theatre.