Tales from the Wood's Edge

a memoir

Tales from the Wood's Edge
Wilma Laryn
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Paperback
h229 x 152mm - 400pg
30 Sep 2022 NZ
Locally sourced in NZ eta 7-15 days
9780473653224
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In a reversal of the usual ' Tuscan Dream' , a small Italian family of parents, daughter and dog, move to New Zealand in search of adventure. Here are their stories, as well as memories of life in Italy and Japan, of holidays in Kenya, Turkey and other countries. This is also a woman' s personal story of emigrating to a new country and integrating with the local way of life, something many will identify with. They will recognize their own efforts to meet new challenges while maintaining their core personalities as defined by their country of origin and their personal and collective memories. Inquisitive readers will find the book' s themes stimulating and the style engaging. They will immerse themselves in a tapestry of people, animals, places, landscapes, colours, buildings, music, wine, food.
Wilma spent the first half of her life in Italy. Her school education started with Grammar School and ended with a Maths degree. She worked in the private sector then moved to teaching Maths at public schools, while moonlighting with feminist theatre. She spent a few years in Japan, following the work of her then partner, now husband. After a short interlude in Italy, where their only daughter was born, in 1996 they moved to Christchurch, New Zealand, and started a vineyard and winery business. Wilma' s activities expanded to voluntary work: radio, a TV cooking series, a festival, coaching the opera chorus, events of all kinds, and the Dante Alighieri Society, for which she started the Christchurch Language School. Besides working as the Marketing Manager for the family wine business, she taught Italian for Musicians at the Canterbury University, and Italian language and cooking at evening classes. In 2018 the couple retired to Auckland, where eventually this book was completed. Wilma received from the Italian Government a civil knighthood, the "Star of the Italian Solidarity", for her activity as a journalist and teacher, and a gold medal from the Dante Alighieri headquarters.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780473653224
Published: 30 Sep 2022
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Wilma Giordano Laryn
Publisher: Wilma Giordano Laryn
Format: Paperback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 400

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