Phyllis Johnston (1935–2021)
Autore di No one went to town
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Opere di Phyllis Johnston
No One Went to Town 2 copie
Black Boots and Button Hooks 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Phyllis Johnston
- Nome legale
- Phyllis Aileen Johnston (nee Webby)
- Data di nascita
- 1935-10-14
- Data di morte
- 2021-08-28
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- Aotearoa / New Zealand
- Luogo di nascita
- Morrinsville, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
- Luogo di morte
- Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand
- Organizzazioni
- Bookrapt (Bay of Plenty Children's Literature Association)
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Betty Gilderdale Award for oustanding services to New Zealand children's literature
Writer In Residence of the South Auckland Children's Literature Association - Breve biografia
- Phyllis Aileen Johnston (nee Webby) was a children's writer with a particular interest in New Zealand history. She was involved in literary organisations for many years, serving as president of Bookrapt (the Bay of Plenty Children's Literature Association) for over two decades, and then as patron. Her stories have appeared in numerous editions of the School Journal and she taught children’s writing at Waikato University. In 1998, Phyllis received the Betty Gilderdale Award for oustanding services to New Zealand children's literature. In 1999, she was the Writer In Residence of the South Auckland Children's Literature Association, and was awarded a project grant from Creative New Zealand. Her book Dead Dan's Dee was nominated in the Junior Fiction section for the 2008 New Zealand Post Book Awards.
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...then there were NINE di Phyllis Johnston
I enjoyed the book, it was a good honest story about hard work pays off. It is set in Taranaki (west coast of North Island by Mount Taranaki / or Egmont as it was known back in early 1900.) The Edgemore children (pioneer children) five girls and four boys aged from six to twenty-one years, are left to run the stables, bakery and guest house while there father (a widower) goes off to seek a new enterprise on the East Coast - Gisborne opposite side of the island. You have to half wonder if this story is based on factual information as it does seem plausible. The children are well used to the daily chores of running multiple small businesses, the hard days work of cleaning, milking cows, feeding horses, getting them ready for the arduous stagecoach journey, running the guest house, looking after the guests, delivering eggs and baked goods to the locals as well as looking after each other. In amongst all of this hard slog you get to feel a little about each one and how they would like to be a kid or experience life outside of the hard slog. The oldest boy wants to go to work (milling trees) and save money so that he can marry his beau. The oldest girl has her sights on a lad but cannot attend too many dances as she has the family to look after along with everything else. We read about how one of the boys finds God and finds sanctuary in his daily reading of the bible. This helps him come to terms with the early death of his mother who he believed he killed when after playing with her son and feeling very fatigued she said to him 'you be the death of me yet" as she tried to catch her breath. Not soon after she took ill and died - more than likely from a lung disease due to damp and cold and over work. Overall, an excellent read that gives an insight into pioneer life, hardship and the love of a family albeit minus an absentee father who does not return but sells the bakery, stables and guesthouse from under them. The Edgemore children have a month to find work outside of what they know and to move out. They overcome this with the help of the Salvation Army who find them work on a farm milking a herd of cows and accommodation. From here, their lives are further shaped by experiences and they prosper as a family.… (altro)
I enjoyed the book, it was a good honest story about hard work pays off. It is set in Taranaki (west coast of North Island by Mount Taranaki / or Egmont as it was known way back in early 1900.)The Edgemore children (pioneer children) five girls and four boys aged from six to twenty-one years, are are left to run the stables, bakery and guest house while there father (a widower) goes off to seek a new enterprise on the East Coast - Gisborne opposite side of the island. You have to half wonder if this story is based on factual information as it does seem plausible. The children are well used to the daily chores of running multiple small businesses, the hard days work of cleaning, milking cows, feeding horses, getting them ready for the arduous stagecoach journey, running the guest house, looking after the guests, delivering eggs and baked goods to the locals as well as looking after each other. In amongst all of this hard slog you get to feel a little about each one and how they would like to be a kid or experience life outside of the hard slog. The oldest boy wants to go to work (milling trees) and save money so that he can marry his beau. The oldest girl has her sights on a lad but cannot attend too many dances as she has the family to look after along with every thing else. We read about how one of the boys finds God and finds sanctuary in his daily reading of the bible. This helps him come to terms with the early death of his mother who he believed he killed when after playing with her son and feeling very fatigued she said to him 'you be the death of me yet" as she tried to catch her breath. Not soon after she took ill and died - more than likely from a lung disease due to damp and cold and over work. Overall an excellent read that gives an insight into pioneer life, hardship and the love of a family albeit minus a absentee father who does not return but sells the bakery, stables and guesthouse from under them. The Edgemore children have a month to find work outside of what they know and to move out. They overcome this with the help of the Salvation Army who find them work on a farm milking a herd of cows and accommodation. From here their lives are further shaped by experiences and they prosper as a family.… (altro)
It’s 1916 and May Tarrant has married Wally Webby and is living on a bush farm. They’ve had two children, Phil and Estelle, before Wally is sent to army camp in 1918 in preparation to joining the troops. Luckily he doesn’t have to go to war, but he does fall victim to the 1918 Influenza Pandemic which sweeps through the country. In true pioneer spirit, May copes with nursing Wally, while looking after their young children. They later buy a dairy farm in the Waikato, but tough times see them forced to sell and go sharemilking. The family grows to nine children (including the author) and two of the eldest boys must serve during World War II. May was a plucky girl and is an even more courageous woman. She lived any interesting life and, after following her life in the first four books in the May series, I enjoyed finding out how her adult life was. Author Phyllis Johnston is patron of Bookrapt, the Bay of Plenty Children’s Literature Association, and has written a fine body of work. It’s lovely to see this book finally in print and beautifully illustrated by the very talented Debbie Tipuna. The series as a whole is a treasure, and gives a great insight into the life of our pioneering ancestors.… (altro)
Sequel to "No one went to town" set mainly in Te Kuiti.
Statistiche
- Opere
- 12
- Utenti
- 134
- Popolarità
- #151,727
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 5
- ISBN
- 16