The Book Of Iris A Life Of Robin Hyde

Author: Derek Challis

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Price : 69.95 NZD
ISBN : 9781869402679
Publisher : Auckland University Press
Imprint : Auckland University Press
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Weight (g) : 1.778
Publication date : January 2002
Dimensions : 240mm X 170mm X 56mm
Produced in : New Zealand
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Author : Derek Challis
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Dewey classification : 823
Reading Level : near fine
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Pages : 798
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Longlisted, Montana New Zealand Book Awards, 2003 (Non-Fiction: Biography Section) This extraordinary biography of Robin Hyde (Iris Wilkinson) has been in the making for forty years and it fills a major gap in our literary history. It is a gripping and profoundly moving story which includes appalling accounts of hidden pregnancies, experience as a solo mother, dependence on drugs, intimate acquaintance with sexism and poverty, mental breakdown, an extraordinary trip in China during the Sino-Japanese war. Hyde is revealed here, especially in her letters, as a feisty, witty, courageous woman rather than the languid and sentimental adolescent laughed at by contemporary male writers.

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