![]() One of the great autobiographies written in the twentieth century. Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group ISBN: 9781844086238 Number of pages: 544 Weight: 370 g Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 36 mm MEDIA REVIEWS She struck a blow right to my heart' Jane Campion Janet's autobiography had an enormous effect on me. ![]() ![]() 'One of the most beautiful and moving books I have ever read. 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. ![]() 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 Times After 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. One of the great autobiographies of the twentieth century. ![]()
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