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True North - by Jill Ker Conway (Paperback)

Name: True North - by Jill Ker Conway (Paperback)
Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
SKU: 90576450
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Conway's The Road from Coorain presents a vivid memoir of coming of age in Australia.
About the Author: Jill Ker Conway taught at the University of Toronto from 1964 to 1975 when she became the first woman president of Smith college.
272 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Women

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About the Book

Conway's The Road from Coorain presents a vivid memoir of coming of age in Australia. In 1960, however, she had reached the limits of that provincial--and irredeemably sexist--society and set off for America. True North--the testament of an extraordinary woman living in an extraordinary time--te lls the profound story of the challenges that confronted Conway, as she sought to establish her public self.

Book Synopsis

Conway's The Road from Coorain presents a vivid memoir of coming of age in Australia. In 1960, however, she had reached the limits of that provincial--and irredeemably sexist--society and set off for America. True North--the testament of an extraordinary woman living in an extraordinary time--tells the profound story of the challenges that confronted Conway, as she sought to establish her public self.

Review Quotes

"Compelling...A fascinating life." --The Toronto Star

"Conway is a remarkable woman--spunky, intelligent." --The Globe and Mail

"A wonderful book...An immensely engaging storyteller." --Washington Post Book World

About the Author

Jill Ker Conway taught at the University of Toronto from 1964 to 1975 when she became the first woman president of Smith college. Since 1985 she has been a visiting scholar at MIT, and lives in Boston.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.49 Inches (H) x 5.39 Inches (W) x .96 Inches (D)

Weight: .43 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 272

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: Women

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Format: Paperback

Author: Jill Ker Conway

Language: English

Street Date: August 15, 1995

TCIN: 90576450

UPC: 9780679744610

Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-3801

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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