A Fence Around the Cuckoo
A Fence Around the Cuckoo by Ruth Park is a vivid autobiography published by Penguin Books in 1993. This edition spans 294 pages and is presented in English. In this work, Park offers a passionate and often humorous account of her formative years, detailing the people and places that shaped her life. Her experiences growing up in the rainforests of New Zealand, coupled with her convent education and the challenges of the Depression, provide a rich backdrop for her reflections on creativity and resilience.
Readers will find a blend of personal memoir and literary insight as Park explores themes of imagination, education, and social issues. The narrative captures the essence of her isolated childhood and the profound impact it had on her writing journey. Through her engaging storytelling, Park invites readers to understand the complexities of her early life and the influences that drove her passion for words. This edition serves as a testament to her unique perspective and the experiences that informed her literary career.
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Written as vividly as any of her novels, Ruth Park’s autobiography is a moving, passionate, often funny account of the people and places which influenced her early years. Her isolated childhood in the rainforests of New Zealand fed her fertile imagination; her convent education encouraged her love of words and writing, and the bitter years of the Depression exposed her to poverty and injustice.
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