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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... realised it was not the ' truth ' . I knew truth- fully that I ran my fastest in the race . I realised that I didn't win because I didn't have long legs like Audrey Nimmo or extra power like Madge Robertson , the champion dancer , or ...
... realised it was not the ' truth ' . I knew truth- fully that I ran my fastest in the race . I realised that I didn't win because I didn't have long legs like Audrey Nimmo or extra power like Madge Robertson , the champion dancer , or ...
Page 249
... realise until much later , when I was writing many books , how extreme but how willing his inevitable sacrifice of part of his writing life had been . I realised also that protection of others , of one person at a time , one old or ill ...
... realise until much later , when I was writing many books , how extreme but how willing his inevitable sacrifice of part of his writing life had been . I realised also that protection of others , of one person at a time , one old or ill ...
Page 379
... realised the fragility of a published book , I had imagined that its form , presence , and multiplication might give ... realising with growing gloom that his departure was weeks away , and when one day he introduced me to his ...
... realised the fragility of a published book , I had imagined that its form , presence , and multiplication might give ... realising with growing gloom that his departure was weeks away , and when one day he introduced me to his ...
Contents
In the Second Place | 7 |
In Velvet Gown | 10 |
The Railway People | 14 |
Copyright | |
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