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Lucy Clark
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Lucy Clark is a journalist and editor with 31 years experience in newspapers and magazines in Sydney, London and New York. She was most recently the editor of the news and opinion website The Hoopla, and has worked as a literary editor, features writer, and opinion columnist. She is now a Senior Editor at Guardian Australia.

Books by Lucy Clark

Beautiful Failures

'I want to tell you a story about my daughter, my beautiful failure. Every day of her high school life was a struggle. She woke up in the morning and the thought of going to school was like an enormous mountain to climb.'

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Coping with school pressures

Beautiful Failures author Lucy Clark offers 10 tips for parents.

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Examining education

Beautiful Failures author Lucy Clark dispels some well-worn education myths.