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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Viking Adult 1989-05-10 00:00:00 Binding: Hardcover VG. in VG dj dj in mylar; rem mrk on bottom edge; ownr's name 264 pages. Illustrated by illus. 1st Eng edition. 8vo.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 296 pages. dj faded.Traces the life of the controversial New Zealand educator and novelist, and a ttempts to depict her complex personality Editorial Reviews From Publishers We ekly Teacher-novelist Ashton-Warner is revealed in this rich, lively biography a s a contradictory figure who, early on, was never one to let facts cloud the dra ma of a good story. Although her unorthodox approach to teaching Maori children- -formulated on the concept of key vocabulary based on native imagery--won her in ternational fame as an innovator, Ashton-Warner frequently expressed her dislike of teaching. This biography, the first book by New Zealand freelancer Wood, sup plies factual evidence as to the parallels between Ashton-Warner's ambivalence i n areas of her own life and that of the heroines of her novels, especially the b estseller Spinster. We're shown that life on her own terms was a condition set d own by Ashton-Warner. She was born in 1906 into an eccentric New Zealand family; she combined a nontraditional marriage with an erratic career as teacher-writer . She thrived on love-hate relationships, was a deeply restless woman, flirtatio us even in old age, alcoholic and, yet, as her biographer demonstrates, strangel y charismatic. Photos. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 296 pages. pp264 d/jTraces the life of the controversial New Zealand educator and novelist, and atte mpts to depict her complex personality.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 296 pages. Spine fadedTraces the life of the controversial New Zealand educator and novelist, and a ttempts to depict her complex personality Editorial Reviews From Publishers We ekly Teacher-novelist Ashton-Warner is revealed in this rich, lively biography a s a contradictory figure who, early on, was never one to let facts cloud the dra ma of a good story. Although her unorthodox approach to teaching Maori children- -formulated on the concept of key vocabulary based on native imagery--won her in ternational fame as an innovator, Ashton-Warner frequently expressed her dislike of teaching. This biography, the first book by New Zealand freelancer Wood, sup plies factual evidence as to the parallels between Ashton-Warner's ambivalence i n areas of her own life and that of the heroines of her novels, especially the b estseller Spinster. We're shown that life on her own terms was a condition set d own by Ashton-Warner. She was born in 1906 into an eccentric New Zealand family; she combined a nontraditional marriage with an erratic career as teacher-writer . She thrived on love-hate relationships, was a deeply restless woman, flirtatio us even in old age, alcoholic and, yet, as her biographer demonstrates, strangel y charismatic. Photos. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.…