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 11
... told that my first words were ' Pick walnut up , Mummy ' , pronouncing walnut as ' warnut ' . My pronunciation was usually incorrect and apparently amused everyone . A sty in my eye was cured by the ' pitties ' , not , as I was told ...
... told that my first words were ' Pick walnut up , Mummy ' , pronouncing walnut as ' warnut ' . My pronunciation was usually incorrect and apparently amused everyone . A sty in my eye was cured by the ' pitties ' , not , as I was told ...
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... told my class at school , ' My father's going bankrupt . Our bill is a hundred pounds , ' and once again I was not able to understand why I should not have told about the bill . I had , in the meantime , devised my own method of ...
... told my class at school , ' My father's going bankrupt . Our bill is a hundred pounds , ' and once again I was not able to understand why I should not have told about the bill . I had , in the meantime , devised my own method of ...
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... told us how she had been ' brought up among the Maoris ' because her mother had step - sisters and brothers who were Maori . And Myrtle's friend was a Maori and yet not a Maori , for her father , Dad's work mate and fishing mate , was ...
... told us how she had been ' brought up among the Maoris ' because her mother had step - sisters and brothers who were Maori . And Myrtle's friend was a Maori and yet not a Maori , for her father , Dad's work mate and fishing mate , was ...
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In the Second Place | 7 |
In Velvet Gown | 10 |
The Railway People | 14 |
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