Laughing at the Dark
a memoir
$31.09
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
4 April 2023
Summary
By the time she was in her forties, Barbara was married to a globally recognised academic physician and had two beautiful teenage daughters. As her writing career developed, her husband became angry at the prospect of her being anything but a housewife. In a moment of madness - or realisation - she packed her car and took off to live with the man who would become her second husband.
With her trademark wit and humour, Barbara poignantly describes her transformation from a shy but stubb…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143777618 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143777610 |
| Author: | Barbara Else |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group (NZ) |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 4 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 402g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 154mm x 235mm |
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Barbara Else
Barbara Else is an acclaimed writer and editor whose work is distinguished by its acerbic wit and sharp observation. Her writing often focuses on “bringing women out of the shadows.”
In a career spanning three decades, she has written plays, short stories, novels for adults and children, and a non-fiction work. She has also edited collections of stories for children.
Else has held several fellowships and residencies, including:
- Victoria University of Wellington’s Writer’s Fellowship (1999)
- Creative New Zealand Scholarship in Letters (2004)
- University of Otago College of Education/Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence (2016)
In 2005, she was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Through her work as a literary agent and assessor, Else has discovered and mentored numerous emerging New Zealand writers, many of whom have gone on to become award-winning authors. She was instrumental in establishing the New Zealand Association of Literary Agents and the New Zealand Association of Manuscript Assessors.
Her children’s books have garnered multiple awards in New Zealand, including Storylines Notable Book Awards, Honour Awards, and the Esther Glen Medal. Internationally, her work has been recognized at Bologna with a White Raven.
In 2016, Barbara Else received the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal for her significant contributions to children’s literature.
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