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Finale in the Alex quartet, Tim Mapplebeck
Songs for Alex Tessa Duder, Penguin, $9.95 The Rome Olympics are a perplexing memory for Alex, now returned to Auckland, to the routines and strictures of training for uncertain goals, and returned, too, to the confinement of life in the…
Tagged with: Issue 10, Penguin, Spring 1993, Tessa Duder, Tim Mapplebeck
Posted in Literature, Review, Young adults
Posted in Literature, Review, Young adults
The art of recording voices, David Clarke
Talking History: A Short Guide to Oral History Megan Hutching, Bridget Williams Books, $17.95 Talking History provides a valuable short reference book for those contemplating venturing into the fascinating art of oral history recording, and those who have already done…
Tagged with: Bridget Williams Books, David Clarke, Issue 10, Megan Hutching, Spring 1993
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Remarkable riders, Anna Rogers
Roger Robinson and Anna Rogers review books that document ‘a little-discussed area of women’s endeavour’. Racing Women of New Zealand Mary Mountier, Daphne Brasell Associates Press, $34.95 As a reviewer for this book, I am what could be described as…
Tagged with: Anna Rogers, Daphne Brasell Associates Press, Issue 10, Mary Mountier, Spring 1993
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Shaping the Women’s Book Festival for a future, Rachel Lawson
For most of us the Listener Women’s Book Festival appears without question each September. Women crowd to events all over the country to put a face to their favourite authors, ask tricky questions about their lives and characters, and splash…
A sporting chance, Roger Robinson
Roger Robinson and Anna Rogers review books that document ‘a little-discussed area of women’s endeavour’. Athletes of the Century: 100 Years of New Zealand Track and Field Peter Heidenstrom, GP Publications, $49.95 The world’s first international races for women…
Tagged with: GP Publications, Issue 10, Peter Heidenstrom, Roger Robinson, Spring 1993
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Review, Sport
An important piece of social history, Ruth Fry
Redbrick and Bluestockings: Women at Victoria 1899-1993 Beryl Hughes and Sheila Ahern, Victoria University Press, $29.95 This is not a book for dipping into in order to check whether the achievements of one’s aunt at university are properly recorded. It…
Tagged with: Beryl Hughes, Issue 10, Ruth Fry, Sheila Ahern, Spring 1993, Victoria University Press
Posted in Education, Gender, History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Education, Gender, History, Non-fiction, Review
Beach, bush and brews, Gavin McLean
A Guide to the New Zealand Seashore Dave Gunson, VikingPacific, $19.95 If you can’t be bothered carrying all your seabird, rock pool fish and native plants books down to the beach with you, this book will be a fair substitute.…
Superwoman/Wonderwoman, Marivee McMath
Superwoman: Where are You? Social Policy and Women’s Experience C Briar, R Munford and M Nash (eds), Dunmore Press, $39.95 Superwoman: Where are You? is a catchy title. Since Superwoman is the female counterpart of Superman, created both after and…
Tagged with: C Briar, Dunmore Press, Dunmore Publishing, Issue 10, M Nash, Marivee McMath, R Munford, Spring 1993
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Collection of writings a ‘veritable smorgasbord’, Maureen Molloy
The Vote, the Pill and the Demon Drink: A History of Feminist Writing in New Zealand Charlotte Macdonald, Victoria University Press, $49.95 Charlotte Macdonald’s compilation of original New Zealand writings by and about women’s rights is a most welcome addition…
Tagged with: Charlotte Macdonald, Issue 10, Maureen Molloy, Spring 1993, Victoria University Press
Posted in Essays, Gender, History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Essays, Gender, History, Non-fiction, Review
He waka kua eke, Juliet Raven
Deep River Talk: Collected Poems Hone Tuwhare, Godwit, $49.95 hbk, $29.95 pbk Hone Tuwhare’s Collected Poems, drawn from eight previous volumes of poetry, spans thirty years of writing. This in itself represents a problem for the reviewer. There is something…
Tagged with: Godwit, Hone Tuwhare, Issue 10, Juliet Raven, Spring 1993
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review