The Road From Coorain
by Jill Ker Conway | Biographies & Memoirs | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0394574567 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0394574567 Global Overview for this book
Registered by themunchkins of Lopez Island, Washington USA on 9/30/2011
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"At age 11, Conway left the arduous life on her family's sheep farm in the Australian outback for school in war-time Sydney, burdened by an emotionally dependent, recently widowed mother. A lively curiosity and penetrating intellect illuminate this unusually objective account of the author's progress from a solitary childhood--the most appealing part of the narrative--to public achievement as president of Smith College and now professor at MIT. Gifted with an ability to adapt to a wide range of cultures and people and despite ingrained Australian prejudice against intellectuals, Conway devoted herself to the study of history and literature, spurred on by excellent British-style schooling."
"At age 11, Conway left the arduous life on her family's sheep farm in the Australian outback for school in war-time Sydney, burdened by an emotionally dependent, recently widowed mother. A lively curiosity and penetrating intellect illuminate this unusually objective account of the author's progress from a solitary childhood--the most appealing part of the narrative--to public achievement as president of Smith College and now professor at MIT. Gifted with an ability to adapt to a wide range of cultures and people and despite ingrained Australian prejudice against intellectuals, Conway devoted herself to the study of history and literature, spurred on by excellent British-style schooling."
Journal Entry 2 by themunchkins at Neil's Mall in Lopez Island, Washington USA on Friday, September 30, 2011
Released 12 yrs ago (9/30/2011 UTC) at Neil's Mall in Lopez Island, Washington USA
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Released book at the Lopez Island Recycling/Freecycling Center (aka "Neil's Mall" or "The Dump").