True North: A Memoir
Conway's The Road from Coorain presents a vivid memoir of coming of age in Australia. In 1960, however, she had reached the limits of that provincial--and irredeemably sexist--society and set off for America. True North--the testament of an extraordinary woman living in an extraordinary time--te...
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Conway's The Road from Coorain presents a vivid memoir of coming of age in Australia. In 1960, however, she had reached the limits of that provincial--and irredeemably sexist--society and set off for America. True North--the testament of an extraordinary woman living in an extraordinary time--te lls the profound story of the challenges that confronted Conway, as she sought to establish her public self.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679744610 (0679744614)
ASIN: 679744614
Publish date: August 15th 1995
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Education,
Biography Memoir,
Canada,
Australia
Dedication: For JohnOpening: Within hours of my arrival in September 1960, New York astonished and delighted me. The astonishment was instant.