Wrestling with the Angel: A Life of Janet Frame

by Michael King

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Janet Frame is New Zealand's most celebrated but also least public writer. She is the author of the award-winning series 'An Angel At My Table'. This biography explains how Frame was able to climb out from the depths of mental illness and become one of the greatest writers of her time.

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awesome - a lengthy read but well worth it to dispel inaccurate facts about Janet Frame (

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Tried to read it once, however found it very dense. I will try it again soon.

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Montana New Zealand Book Awards (Winner – Montana Medal for Non-Fiction, History & Biography (tied) and Readers' Choice – 2001)

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Janet Frame is New Zealand's most celebrated but also least public writer. She is the author of the award-winning series 'An Angel At My Table'. This biography explains how Frame was able to climb out from the depths of mental illness and become one of the greatest writers of her time.

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