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Something for the Birds
Jacqueline Fahey
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Description for Something for the Birds
Paperback. A memoir by a well-known artist and Auckland personality. She traces her roots from her childhood in Timaru and back to her Irish ancestors, her bohemian life as a student and her marriage to celebrated psychiatrist Fraser Macdonald. Num Pages: 214 pages, photos and original art. BIC Classification: 1MBN; ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 370.
This is an unusual and engaging memoir by a well-known artist and Auckland personality. She traces her roots from her childhood in Timaru and back to her Irish ancestors, her bohemian life as a student and her marriage to celebrated psychiatrist Fraser Macdonald. She always lived flamboyantly and courageously and her crucial position as a painter in the vanguard of feminism is clear without being made an excuse for self-importance. The book is packed with stories, often hilarious and tragic at the same time, and with constantly fizzing wit and style. It is extraordinarily lively, amusing, sad and utterly readable. ... Read more
This is an unusual and engaging memoir by a well-known artist and Auckland personality. She traces her roots from her childhood in Timaru and back to her Irish ancestors, her bohemian life as a student and her marriage to celebrated psychiatrist Fraser Macdonald. She always lived flamboyantly and courageously and her crucial position as a painter in the vanguard of feminism is clear without being made an excuse for self-importance. The book is packed with stories, often hilarious and tragic at the same time, and with constantly fizzing wit and style. It is extraordinarily lively, amusing, sad and utterly readable. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Auckland, New Zealand
ISBN
9781869403553
SKU
V9781869403553
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
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