gertrude

[feistygemini]

what is the surname of the austrailian born writer with the first name gertrude

[piggling]

Do you mean Germaine Greer?

[Huderon]

Well Gertrude Stein was Australian and wrote a fair number of historical novels as well as poetry ... is she the one you are thinking of ?

[daniela31]

this was a clue in the express magazine last Sunday wasn't it?

10 across...

Answer is Germain Greer.
as piggling already said.

[Huderon]

How would I know Daniela ? I haven't opened anything published by the Express lot on over 40 years !

But it does occur to me that the question was about a lady with the first name Gertrude, and Germaine doesn't look too much like Gertrude to me

[daniela31]

I wasn't asking you Huderon....I was asking the question poster.

If she had the letters GER????E, then it could be either.

But I had the Express on Sunday and know that this question was asked.
I was just trying to ascertain whether or not the QUESTION POSTER was asking because of this.

[Huderon]

Oh. I see, and I apologise for the misunderstanding daniela