Open Turns: From Dutch Girl to New Australian--A Memoir - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:She Writes PressISBN-13:9781647429508ISBN-10:1647429501UPC:9781647429508Book Category:Body, Mind & Spirit, Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Inspiration & Personal Growth, Women in Sports, MemoirsSize:8.43 x 5.43 x 0.79 inchesWeight:0.7408Product ID:SCQT051JR5
Open Turns: From Dutch Girl to New Australian--A Memoir
If you believe in the power of dreams and intentions, this inspirational coming-of-age memoir set in 1950s Australia where an immigrant girl swimmer turns challenges and disappointments into opportunities for success is for you. Henny was just a little girl when she experienced brutal violence and hunger in WWII Amsterdam, but she is now a teenage immigrant swimmer in 1950s Australia where she...
Language:EnglishPublisher:She Writes PressISBN-13:9781647429508ISBN-10:1647429501UPC:9781647429508Book Category:Body, Mind & Spirit, Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Inspiration & Personal Growth, Women in Sports, MemoirsSize:8.43 x 5.43 x 0.79 inchesWeight:0.7408Product ID:SCQT051JR5
Hendrika de Vries is a retired family therapist, a teacher, and a writer. Her life experiences with oppression and resistance in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, migration, competitive swimming, misogyny in 1950s Australia, and feminism in the US, infuse her writing with historical depth and personal perspective on challenges facing women and anyone deemed other. She is the author of When a Toy Dog...
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