True North is the inspirational Canadian Chapter of Jill Ker Conway's life story, which began with her much love, bestselling memoir, The Road from Coorain. Beginning with her departure from Australia, Jill Ker Conway tells of her romance with Harvard House Master John Conway, of coming to grips with his manic-depressive disorder, and of their move to Canada in 1964 where she became the first female vice-president at the University of Toronto. In this vibrant memoir, we watch as a most private woman makes of herself a public persona in Canada.
Jill Ker Conway Bücher
Jill Ker Conways literarisches Schaffen wurzelt hauptsächlich in ihren introspektiven autobiografischen Erzählungen. Sie erforscht meisterhaft Themen wie Identität, persönliche Transformation und die Reise der Selbstfindung. Ihre Schriften bieten einen tiefen Einblick in die Herausforderungen und Chancen, denen sich Frauen im Wandel der Gesellschaft stellen mussten. Conways Werk bietet eine einzigartige Perspektive, um individuelles Wachstum im breiteren historischen Kontext zu verstehen.
The Road from Coorain
- 238 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
The memoirs of Jill Conway and her journey into adulthood from a 30,000 acre sheep ranch in Coorain, Australia, to America where she became the first woman president of Smith College