The cry of a morepork
Subtitle: writings of Evelyn Parkes
By: edited by Anne Hayden and Leonie Hayden
Contributors: Hayden, Anne E. (Anne Easter), 1948-; Hayden, Leonie
Publisher: AM Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1220
ISBN-13: 9780473230388
Subjects: Anecdotes; Rural women; Country life
Description: "This book provides a rare insight into the life of one woman, Evelyn Parkes, whose life was impacted by the Great Depression, with a suppressed mother, a father who was a veteran of WWI and her marriage to a Waikato farmer. Evelyn's writing, much of which was published, portrays with unsullied honesty and humour her life and development as a writer and observer of life and people around her. She was an active community member. one of her roles was as a Waikato regional delegate of the Women' Division of Federated Farmers, where she sometimes presented remits to their annual conference. She also put in many hours, for a number of years, as the Brown Owl of the first Kihikihi Brownie pack.... As an early feminist, Evelyn raised her daughters to be self-sufficient, as illustrated in this amusing anecdote"-- Back cover.