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| The Ruby in Her Navel | | Author:
| Unsworth, Barry | ISBN: | 978-0-241-14220-2 | Publication Date: | Sep 2006 | Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
| Imprint: | Hamish Hamilton | Book Format: | Hardback | List Price: | AUD $45.00 |
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Barry Unsworth was born in Wingate, England on August 10, 1930. He received an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Manchester in 1951. He started out writing short stories, but soon switched to novels. His first novel, The Partnership, was published in 1966. He wrote 17 novels during his lifetime including Stone Virgin, Losing Nelson, The Songs of the Kings, Land of Marvels, and The Quality of Mercy. Sacred Hunger won a Booker Prize in 1992. Morality Play and Pascali's Island were both made into feature films. He died from lung cancer on June 5, 2012 at the age of 81.
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