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 26
... knew that Myrtle and Bruddie would ' tell ' as soon as they got home , I felt that I never wanted to go home . All the places I had found the birch log in Glenham , the top of the climbers in Edendale , the places in the songs and poems ...
... knew that Myrtle and Bruddie would ' tell ' as soon as they got home , I felt that I never wanted to go home . All the places I had found the birch log in Glenham , the top of the climbers in Edendale , the places in the songs and poems ...
Page 43
... knew the names and uses that were not the ordinary uses of everyday things . She also had a ' place ' that she spoke ... knew and they knew , gloriously , that we were the Dancing Princesses - not twelve but four ; and as I read , I saw ...
... knew the names and uses that were not the ordinary uses of everyday things . She also had a ' place ' that she spoke ... knew and they knew , gloriously , that we were the Dancing Princesses - not twelve but four ; and as I read , I saw ...
Page 219
... knew one or two racehorses , including Plunder Bar . I knew songs - ' Give Me Five Minutes More ' , Only five minutes more , Let me stay Let me stay in your arms . All the week I've dreamed about our Saturday date . . . an outworn song ...
... knew one or two racehorses , including Plunder Bar . I knew songs - ' Give Me Five Minutes More ' , Only five minutes more , Let me stay Let me stay in your arms . All the week I've dreamed about our Saturday date . . . an outworn song ...
Contents
In the Second Place | 7 |
In Velvet Gown | 10 |
The Railway People | 14 |
Copyright | |
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