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This classic autobiography is a moving life story that reveals great insight into the making of a major writer. Broken down into three parts, the book details Anderson's childhood, the years she spent primarily as a mother and the wife of a naval officer, before concluding with her return to school and a renewal of the desire to write.

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Barbara Anderson is a born writer."" - Nick Hornby, author, About a Boy, Fever Pitch, and High Fidelity

""A quite irresistible writer with a microscopic eye for telltale detail—and a dazzlingly accurate ear for dialogue as it is really spoken."" - Dirk Bogarde, actor and author

""A charming book about a charmed life."" - Warwick Roger, author, North & South

""A record of a specific slice of New Zealand's life and times and a clear insight into one of our important writers"" - Brigid Lowry, author, Nelson Mail

Getting There An Autobiography

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      Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/11/2008
      ISBN13: 9780864735904, 978-0864735904
      ISBN10: 0864735901

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This classic autobiography is a moving life story that reveals great insight into the making of a major writer. Broken down into three parts, the book details Anderson's childhood, the years she spent primarily as a mother and the wife of a naval officer, before concluding with her return to school and a renewal of the desire to write.

      Trade Review
      Barbara Anderson is a born writer."" - Nick Hornby, author, About a Boy, Fever Pitch, and High Fidelity

      ""A quite irresistible writer with a microscopic eye for telltale detail—and a dazzlingly accurate ear for dialogue as it is really spoken."" - Dirk Bogarde, actor and author

      ""A charming book about a charmed life."" - Warwick Roger, author, North & South

      ""A record of a specific slice of New Zealand's life and times and a clear insight into one of our important writers"" - Brigid Lowry, author, Nelson Mail

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