Shirley Corlett
Auteur de Fire in the sky : the diary of James Collier, Tarawera, 1886
Œuvres de Shirley Corlett
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
- Prix et distinctions
- Robert Lord Writers Cottage Residency (2005)
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Membres
- 59
- Popularité
- #280,813
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 11
- Langues
- 1
- Favoris
- 1
I struggled with the story in some ways—the way it’s written (as a diary) is a little far-fetched for me. There’s no WAY the main character would have been able to write as much as is included here! Still, the play-by-play account this book provides gives the historical event a sense of reality, and that’s worth something.
Our family enjoyed this story when I read it aloud to them, and I’m sure this won’t be the last time we read it. Recommended, if you want to learn a piece of New Zealand history in an interesting way!… (plus d'informations)