Ngaio Marsh
Subtitle: her life in crime
By: Joanne Drayton.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781869506353
Subjects: Marsh, Ngaio, -- 1895-1982; Women authors, New Zealand -- 20th century -- Biography; Authors, New Zealand -- 20th century -- Biography; Women theatrical producers and directors -- New Zealand -- Biography; Theatrical producers and directors -- New Zealand -- Biography; Detective and mystery stories -- Authorship
Genres: Biography
Description: While Ngaio Marsh had a larger-than-life public persona, she was fiercely protective of her private life. This fasinating biography of Ngaio Marsh pieces together both the public and private Marsh in a way that is as riveting as a crime novel. Through Marsh's writing and her theatre productions and publications, Joanne Drayton assembles the pieces to the puzzle that is Ngaio Marsh, proving that life can be as thrilling as fiction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-302).