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Jones, Alison, 1955-

This Pākehā life : an unsettled memoir / Alison Jones. - WGN1. - Wellington, New Zealand : Bridget Williams Books, 2020. - 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Being here -- Ghosts and arrivals -- Learning to stand upright -- Finding boundaries -- Tricky memories -- Māori on the front lawn -- Two friends -- Area returned to the natives -- Impossible love -- Middle-class olives, and revolution -- Light on the kūmara garden -- Wānanga -- A surprising whakapapa -- Risky territory -- A broken hill -- The pīwakawaka and and the kaumātua.

"A timely and perceptive memoir from award-winning author and academic Alison Jones. As questions of identity come to the fore once more in New Zealand, this frank and humane account of a life spent traversing Pākehā and Māori worlds offers important insights into our shared life on these islands"--Publisher information.

ISBN: 9781988587288 198858728X

Subjects--Personal Names:
Jones, Alison, 1955-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
College teachers--New Zealand --Biography.
Identity (Psychology)--New Zealand --Fiction.
Pākehā.
Tuakiri.
Noho-a-iwi.
Kōrero taumata.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: LA2394

Dewey Class. No.: 378.12