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 92
... girls wear ordi- nary clothes at home ' , which he ignored or countered with ' Do you have to do everything the other girls do ? ' Instead , he began to concentrate his anger and disappointment upon our brother , who had somehow missed ...
... girls wear ordi- nary clothes at home ' , which he ignored or countered with ' Do you have to do everything the other girls do ? ' Instead , he began to concentrate his anger and disappointment upon our brother , who had somehow missed ...
Page 126
... girls , this is an educational visit ! ' The party , billeted at Newtown School , carried out its plans while we three girls , separated from the others , discovered new aunts and uncles and cousins ' on Mother's side ' , while we spent ...
... girls , this is an educational visit ! ' The party , billeted at Newtown School , carried out its plans while we three girls , separated from the others , discovered new aunts and uncles and cousins ' on Mother's side ' , while we spent ...
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... girls often felt our life had a tragedy and difference compared with the apparent life of others of our age , toward the end of my years at school I emerged from a shocked concen- tration on the turmoil of being in Oamaru , the state ...
... girls often felt our life had a tragedy and difference compared with the apparent life of others of our age , toward the end of my years at school I emerged from a shocked concen- tration on the turmoil of being in Oamaru , the state ...
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In the Second Place | 7 |
In Velvet Gown | 10 |
The Railway People | 14 |
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