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001			12128663
003			OSt
005			20181205125633.0
008			080605s2008 nz af b 000 0beng
020			_a9781869506353 (hbk.) : _c$59.99
020			_a9781869506353 (hbk.)
020			_a1869506359 (hbk.)
035			_a(NLNZils)1292269
035			_a(OCoLC)234082660
035			_a(Nz)12128663
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn234082660
040			_aNZNB _cNZNB
082	0	4	_aNZ823.2 _222
100	1		_91660 _aDrayton, Joanne, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aNgaio Marsh : _bher life in crime / _cJoanne Drayton.
260			_aAuckland, [N.Z.] : _bHarperCollins, _c2008.
300			_a320 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 296-320).
520			_aOne of the celebrated Queens of Crime Ngaio Marsh was probably New Zealand's first million copy author. Her tightly written, stylish whodunits were perennial favourites, rating alongside Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers. She was also seriously in love with the theatre, and her triumphant return to New Zealand to establish the Court Theatre in Christchurch saw her feted and honoured with the title Dame of the British Empire. With her coterie of 'luvvies' - the handsome gay boys who were a part of her entourage and her proteges in many fields of the arts, and her impeccable landed gentry upbringing, Dame Ngaio dominated the New Zealand performing arts scene for many years before her death. Dr Jo Drayton, award winning art historian and writer was awarded the Alexander Turnbull fellowship for 2007 and has used the time to complete the research and writing of this her most exciting book to date. Here is the fascinating biography of Ngaio Marsh, a young woman of ambiguous sexuality who reveled in the abandon of the Bohemian Riviera, whose spurned suitor committed suicide and whose scintillating murder mysteries all took their inspiration, setting or characters from the heady life she enjoyed.
600		0	_aMarsh, Ngaio, _d1895-1982. _913963
650		0	_aWomen authors, New Zealand _y20th century _vBiography. _96695
650		0	_aWomen theatrical producers and directors _zNew Zealand _vBiography.
650		0	_aTheatrical producers and directors _zNew Zealand _vBiography.
650		0	_aDetective and mystery stories _xAuthorship.
650		0	_96696 _aAuthors, New Zealand _y20th century _vBiography.
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