02109nam 2200433 a 450 991045440160332120200520144314.01-74219-425-71-74219-080-4(CKB)1000000000718842(EBL)423075(OCoLC)462997225(MiAaPQ)EBC423075(Au-PeEL)EBL423075(CaPaEBR)ebr10285564(EXLCZ)99100000000071884220030128d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||The house at Karamu[electronic resource] /Beryl FletcherNorth Melbourne, Vic. Spinifex Press20031 online resource (454 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-306-10312-6 1-876756-35-7 Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: The Nearest Thing to a Dove; Chapter Two: The Silence of the Men; Chapter Three: Five Beaut Kids; Chapter Four: Working-class Blues; Chapter Five: Identity Wars; Chapter Six: Bedbugs and Booze; Chapter Seven: The Final StormThe experience of growing up in a poverty-stricken, working-class neighborhood in New Zealand begins this insightful memoir of one woman's life as she struggles to maintain dignity and develop her voice as a writer. A few months spent in an old kauri villa during childhood provide an opportunity for reading books by candlelight and listening to the call of the moreporks. A father whose leftist sensibilities offer a vision of a better world is among the characters who figure prominently in the narrative. A writer's eye for detail makes this memoir a moving and beautiful story.Authors, New Zealand20th centuryBiographyElectronic books.Authors, New Zealand823/.914Fletcher Beryl1938-217384MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454401603321The house at Karamu2254995UNINA