Bonfires In The Rain
Lauris Edmond

In the 1950s, Lauris Edmond was married and living with her husband and six children in a small country town. They were rich years, full of laughter, friendship and solidarity—the way, she supposed, women's lives were meant to be. But as the sixties became the seventies, women began anew to question old, familiar loyalties. For Lauris there was no ignoring the promptings of a talent, and a way of being, too long suppressed.
Lauris Edmond is one of New Zealand's most notable poets. She won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize in 1985 with Selected Poems. Bonfires In The Rain is the second volume of her autobiography.
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Ngaio Marsh: A Life
Margaret Lewis
This is the authorised biography of Dame Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982), doyenne of crime fiction, legendary producer of Shakespeare, and accomplished painter. From previously unpublished letters, notebooks and personal reminiscences, this book provides fresh and authoritative insights into a remarkable New Zealander.
Margaret Lewis was born in Northern Ireland and brought up in Western Canada. She writes crime stories and has taught courses in crime fiction. She now lives in the north of England, works at the University of Newcastle and teaches Shakespeare for the Open University.
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