{"product_id":"from-the-centre-a-writers-life","title":"From the Centre: A Writer's Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith photographs and quotes from her many, hugely loved books, Patricia Grace begins\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ewith her grandparents and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eparents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand takes us through her childhood, her education, marriage and up to the present day in this touching and self-deprecating story of her life, the life of a writer, of a Maori woman and of a teacher. It expresses the love for family and for ancestral land; shows the prejudices she had to face and that made her stronger; and tracks her career as a writer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'We live by the sea, which hems and stitches the scalloped edges of the land.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Renowned writer Patricia Grace begins her remarkable memoirs beside her beloved Hongoeka Bay. It is the place she has returned to throughout her life, and fought for, one of many battles she has faced-\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'It was when I first went to school that I found out that I was a Maori girl . . . I found that being different meant that I could be blamed . . .'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As she shows, her experiences - good and bad, joyous and insightful - have fuelled what became a focus of her life-\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eI had made up my mind that writing was something I would always do.'\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43581625303237,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/From_20the_20Centre.jpg?v=1716561917","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/from-the-centre-a-writers-life","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}