Mary Garden
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"This is the first book I've finished in foreeeeever and what a cracker. Always love autobiography and Grimshaw's honest and evocative account of her (and her parent's) upbringing, and her studious unpicking of how it has affected her (them), are comp"
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"So great.
A thoughtful exploration of childhood, family, parenting, relationships and the sense of self. So, so good." |
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Surviving Centrepoint: My years in New Zealand’s most infamous cult:
"Thank you Rachel, my dear friend, for your honest telling of your experiences. It’s this book that told me for the first time that I was not alone when I read it in 2017, and reading the new version now in 2022 I am again astounded by your courage. T"
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“My block was due to two overlapping factors: laziness and lack of discipline. If you really want to write, then shut yourself in a room, close the door, and WRITE. If you don't want to write, do something else. It's as simple as that.”
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“A wonderful emotion to get things moving when one is stuck is anger. It was anger more than anything else that had set me off, roused me into productivity and creativity.”
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