[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fAP4tb0yc4jRJ-QMYGKZIUGPY4J4KZBQgQvukjVr4TGI":3,"$fFTcVpVryFD3Dcx2TaD5uHBOfJju1_BtQy0HqI6GrYZc":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},15636,"Miles Franklin","M",50,null,"miles-franklin",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,23,29,35,41,47,53,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":22},3294056,"Knitting is not enough.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nMiles Franklin's \"Knitting is not enough\" is likely a reflection of her experiences as a writer and a woman in early 20th-century Australia. 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