Janet's autobiography had an enormous effect on me. a heroic story, and told with such engaging tone, humorous perspective and imaginative power - Michael Holroyd, Sunday TimesOne of the most beautiful and moving books I have ever read. A journey from lumionous childhood, through the dark experiences of supposed madness, to the renewal of her life through writing. One of the great autobiographies written in the 20th century. She struck a blow right to my heart' JANE CAMPION Read more
As she says more than once in this autobiography: 'My writing saved me.'This edition contains all three volumes of Frame's autobiography: To the Is-Land, An Angel at My Table and An Envoy from Mirror City.'One of the most beautiful and moving books I have ever read. She then went on to become New Zealand's most acclaimed writer. She escaped undergoing a lobotomy when it was discovered that she had just won a national literary prize. It is a heroic story, and told with such engaging tone, humorous perspective and imaginative power' Michael Holroyd, Sunday TimesAfter being misdiagnosed with schizophrenia as a young woman, Janet Frame spent several years in psychiatric institutions. A journey from luminous childhood, through the dark experiences of supposed madness, to the renewal of her life through writing fiction. the great autobiographies of the twentieth century. She knew that a writer must search her soul in order to say anything that is essential' HILARY MANTELOne of. It is one of the classics of autobiography. 'Janet Frame's luminous words are the more precious because they were snatched from the jaws of the disaster of her early life.
An Angel At My Table: The Complete Autobiography
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