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True North

A Memoir

A Memoir

A Memoir

By Jill Ker Conway

By Jill Ker Conway

By Jill Ker Conway

By Jill Ker Conway

By Jill Ker Conway

By Jill Ker Conway

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Paperback $19.95

Aug 29, 1995 | ISBN 9780394281209

Paperback $18.00

Aug 15, 1995 | ISBN 9780679744610

Ebook $9.99

Jun 08, 2011 | ISBN 9780307797339

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    About True North

    True North is the inspirational Canadian Chapter of Jill Ker Conway’s life story, which began with her much love, bestselling memoir, The Road from Coorain.  Beginning with her departure from Australia, Jill Ker Conway tells of her romance with Harvard House Master John Conway, of coming to grips with his manic-depressive disorder, and of their move to Canada in 1964 where she became the first female vice-president at the University of Toronto.  In this vibrant memoir, we watch as a most private woman makes of herself a public persona in Canada.

    About True North

    Conway’s The Road from Coorain presents a vivid memoir of coming of age in Australia. In 1960, however, she had reached the limits of that provincial–and irredeemably sexist–society and set off for America. True North–the testament of an extraordinary woman living in an extraordinary time–tells the profound story of the challenges that confronted Conway, as she sought to establish her public self.

    About True North

    True North is the inspirational Canadian Chapter of Jill Ker Conway’s life story, which began with her much love, bestselling memoir, The Road from Coorain.  Beginning with her departure from Australia, Jill Ker Conway tells of her romance with Harvard House Master John Conway, of coming to grips with his manic-depressive disorder, and of their move to Canada in 1964 where she became the first female vice-president at the University of Toronto.  In this vibrant memoir, we watch as a most private woman makes of herself a public persona in Canada.

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    About Jill Ker Conway

    Jill Ker Conway was born in Hillston, New South Wales, Australia, graduated from the University of Sydney in 1958, and received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1969. In 1962 she married John Conway and moved with him to his… More about Jill Ker Conway

    About Jill Ker Conway

    Jill Ker Conway was born in Hillston, New South Wales, Australia, graduated from the University of Sydney in 1958, and received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1969. In 1962 she married John Conway and moved with him to his… More about Jill Ker Conway

    About Jill Ker Conway

    Jill Ker Conway was born in Hillston, New South Wales, Australia, graduated from the University of Sydney in 1958, and received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1969. In 1962 she married John Conway and moved with him to his… More about Jill Ker Conway

    Product Details

    Category: Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $19.95
    Published by Vintage Canada
    Aug 29, 1995 | ISBN 9780394281209

    Category: Biography & Memoir | World History

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 15, 1995 | 272 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679744610

    Category: Biography & Memoir | World History

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Vintage
    Jun 08, 2011 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9780307797339

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    Praise

    "Compelling…A fascinating life." —The Toronto Star

    "Conway is a remarkable woman–spunky, intelligent." —The Globe and Mail

    "A wonderful book…An immensely engaging storyteller." —Washington Post Book World

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