The bestselling author of The Road from Coorain presents an extraordinarily powerful anthology of the autobiographical writings of 25 women, literary predecessors and contemporaries that include Jane
In this powerful new collection, the author of two of the most celebrated memoirs in recent years presents the autobiographical writings of 14 of her English-speaking predecessors and contemporaries.
“A lovely story that children are sure to identify with and that parents will be cajoled into rereading endlessly.”—Norton Juster, author of The Phantom TollboothWritten by New York Times best-selling
True North is the inspirational Canadian Chapter of Jill Ker Conway's life story, which began with her much love, bestselling memoir,The Road from Coorain. Beginning with her departure from Australia,
J ill Ker Conway, one of our most admired??autobiographers--author of The Road from Coorain and True North--looks astutely and with feeling into the modern memoir: the forms and styles it assumes, and
The author of the best-selling The Road from Coorain and True North now gives us the third book in her remarkable continuing memoir - describing the pleasures, the challenges, and the constant surpris
An extraordinary anthology of women's reminiscences and autobiographical writings explores major themes in women's lives in America in works by Shirley Chisholm, Janet Frame, Kim Chernin, Lillian Hell
The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading of Jill Ker Conway's The Road from Coorain . We hope they will aid your understanding of
Felipe is small for a flamingo of his age, and his feathers and legs are not pink, but with the help of some friends he sorts out his problems and begins to feel better about himself.
The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading of Jill Ker Conway's True North , the second volume of her autobiography. We hope they w
Written in a clear, accessible style with a general audience in mind, the essays in this volume offer fresh approaches to thinking about environmental issues. When we consider the forms of environment
