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Blanche d’Alpuget, the acclaimed Australian author and former wife of Prime Minister Bob Hawke, has died at 82, leaving behind a literary legacy that explored power, politics, and human connection. Known for her incisive biographies—including her award-winning portrait of Hawke—and later historical fiction about Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, she earned top honors like the PEN Golden Jubilee Award and The Age Book of the Year. A life shaped by travel and political insight, she remained a vibrant voice in public discourse even after Hawke’s death in 2019, leaving her son Louis Pratt and stepchildren and grandchildren as her enduring family.

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