An Angel at My Table: The Complete AutobiographyAutobiografie van de Nieuwzeelandse schrijfster die na een reeks moeilijke jaren haar wil om te schrijven zag overwinnen. |
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Page 169
... Isabel was imaginative , clever , topping her school class in English and French and winning the Speech Prize and a Physical Education Shield ; she also collected a place in an earlier long jump championship . Even in our competitive ...
... Isabel was imaginative , clever , topping her school class in English and French and winning the Speech Prize and a Physical Education Shield ; she also collected a place in an earlier long jump championship . Even in our competitive ...
Page 207
... Isabel too , in a different way ; we missed her endless preparations for this and that , seeing to clothes ... Isabel , swimming in Picton Harbour , had collapsed and was drowned . There was to be an inquest , after which Mother would ...
... Isabel too , in a different way ; we missed her endless preparations for this and that , seeing to clothes ... Isabel , swimming in Picton Harbour , had collapsed and was drowned . There was to be an inquest , after which Mother would ...
Page 210
... Isabel and John Forrest had vanished . - We each bore our grief alone , for Isabel had shared with each , different aspects of her growing up . For many years it was ' Dots and Chicks ' Isabel and June the inseparable companions as it ...
... Isabel and John Forrest had vanished . - We each bore our grief alone , for Isabel had shared with each , different aspects of her growing up . For many years it was ' Dots and Chicks ' Isabel and June the inseparable companions as it ...
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In the Second Place | 7 |
In Velvet Gown | 10 |
The Railway People | 14 |
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