Frontiers and sanctuaries a woman's life in Holland and Canada /
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Other Authors / Creators: | Brender à Brandis, Madzy, 1910-1984. |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2006. |
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Online Access: | Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete. |
Summary: | The life of Madzy Brender à Brandis (1910-1984) - her experiences in war, as an immigrant and pioneer, wife and mother, writer and painter, and an invalid - exemplifies the challenges faced by women in the twentieth century. In a vivid retelling of her mother's story, Marianne Brandis chronicles Madzy's life through a provocative narrative that combines fact, reconstruction, and informed imagination. |
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Item Description: | Based on the diaries, letters and other writings of Madzy Brender à Brandis. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-408) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780773576223 (online) 9780773581074 (online) 9781282866676 (online) |
Author Notes: | Marianne Brandis is an award-winning author whose books include The Tinderbox, The Quarter-Pie Window, Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada, and Finding Words: A Writer's Memoir. She lives in Stratford, Ontario.Marianne Brandis is an award-winning author whose books include The Tinderbox, The Quarter-Pie Window, Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada, and Finding Words: A Writer's Memoir. She lives in Stratford, Ontario. |