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The Facing Island: A Personal History

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The discovery of a wonderful primary source—the five-year correspondence from Wilson Tong of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force to Edith Harris at Phillip Island—inspired the author to create this rich and unusual memoir, written as she came to terms with a diagnosis of cancer. As the author replies to the long-dead soldier's letters, links and parallels emerge between the young man living with the fear of death and the woman, 80 years later, facing her own death in middle age. She reflects on her life—particularly her childhood on Phillip Island—her work, and her own confrontation with mortality.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing

Release: January 01, 2003

ISBN: 0522850294

ISBN 13: 9780522850291

The Facing Island: A Personal History

5/5 ( ratings)

The discovery of a wonderful primary source—the five-year correspondence from Wilson Tong of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force to Edith Harris at Phillip Island—inspired the author to create this rich and unusual memoir, written as she came to terms with a diagnosis of cancer. As the author replies to the long-dead soldier's letters, links and parallels emerge between the young man living with the fear of death and the woman, 80 years later, facing her own death in middle age. She reflects on her life—particularly her childhood on Phillip Island—her work, and her own confrontation with mortality.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing

Release: January 01, 2003

ISBN: 0522850294

ISBN 13: 9780522850291

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