TY  - BOOK
AU  - Werry, Philippa,
TI  - Iris and me
SN  - 9781991150844
AV  - PR9639.4.W468 I75 2023
U1  - 821/.92 23/eng/20240420
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Aotearoa New Zealand.
PB  - Ahoy!
KW  - Hyde, Robin,
KW  - Authors, New Zealand
KW  - Biography
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Women authors, New Zealand
KW  - fast
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Young adult fiction
KW  - New Zealand fiction
KW  - 21st century
KW  - New Zealand poetry
KW  - Biographical fiction
KW  - Novels in verse
KW  - Young adult poetry
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Novel in verse; Includes factual information; "So begins the story of Iris Wilkinson, who wrote poetry, novels and journalism under the pen name Robin Hyde. In January 1938 she left New Zealand for England. On the way, intrigued by glimpses of China, she ventured inland despite the war raging there, becoming one of the first women war correspondents, a feat that was all the more remarkable because she struggled with mental health and suffered a disability that meant she had a lifelong limp. Her story is narrated by a loyal but mysterious companion who asks the reader to guess their secret. 'Iris and Me' is an imaginative account of the adventures of one of Aotearoa's most significant writers, presented in a form that Hyde herself would have loved, the verse novel"--Back cover; Includes bibliographical references
N2  - "So begins the story of Iris Wilkinson, who wrote poetry, novels and journalism under the pen name Robin Hyde. In January 1938 she left New Zealand for England. On the way, intrigued by glimpses of China, she ventured inland despite the war raging there, becoming one of the first women war correspondents, a feat that was all the more remarkable because she struggled with mental health and suffered a disability that meant she had a lifelong limp. Her story is narrated by a loyal but mysterious companion who asks the reader to guess their secret. 'Iris and Me' is an imaginative account of the adventures of one of Aotearoa's most significant writers, presented in a form that Hyde herself would have loved, the verse novel"-
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