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 189
... writing of a con- densed autobiography . When I finished writing mine I wondered whether I should mention my attempt at suicide . I had now recovered ; in a way , I was now rather proud for I could not understand how I had been so ...
... writing of a con- densed autobiography . When I finished writing mine I wondered whether I should mention my attempt at suicide . I had now recovered ; in a way , I was now rather proud for I could not understand how I had been so ...
Page 249
... 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 or disabled friend , with per- haps ...
... 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 or disabled friend , with per- haps ...
Page 415
... writing a letter and sealing it and writing the address on the envelope one might find that the stamp won't hold , there's nothing to glue it to the envelope , and no matter how hard one tries , the stamp keeps coming unstuck so what ...
... writing a letter and sealing it and writing the address on the envelope one might find that the stamp won't hold , there's nothing to glue it to the envelope , and no matter how hard one tries , the stamp keeps coming unstuck so what ...
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In the Second Place | 7 |
In Velvet Gown | 10 |
The Railway People | 14 |
Copyright | |
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