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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... song . I was filled with sadness and a peaceful feeling of belonging , for I felt that our family , too , was gathered into the song , and when Dad sang with such certainty : Those friends and companions of childhood , contented ...
... song . I was filled with sadness and a peaceful feeling of belonging , for I felt that our family , too , was gathered into the song , and when Dad sang with such certainty : Those friends and companions of childhood , contented ...
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... song to cheer you ' , I felt that because I did not think of myself as ' working ' or being ' at work ' , then the song must belong to my mother , whom I thought of as being at work all day and able ( unlike Dad , on the train ) to ...
... song to cheer you ' , I felt that because I did not think of myself as ' working ' or being ' at work ' , then the song must belong to my mother , whom I thought of as being at work all day and able ( unlike Dad , on the train ) to ...
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... songs recorded in my other notebooks and the contents of the small popular song books brought home by Myrtle and the songs sung by my parents and grandparents . I continued writing my poems , sensing the approval of my parents of Mother ...
... songs recorded in my other notebooks and the contents of the small popular song books brought home by Myrtle and the songs sung by my parents and grandparents . I continued writing my poems , sensing the approval of my parents of Mother ...
Contents
In the Second Place | 7 |
In Velvet Gown | 10 |
The Railway People | 14 |
Copyright | |
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