A Skylark Sings

In 2019 had the privilege of editing Norma Pretscherer’s recently published memoir, ‘A Skylark Sings’. Co-written with Karen Jarvis, this delightful book is guaranteed to entertain. Contact Maria de Jong at Life Stories NZ to obtain a copy.

Synopsis https://ridgemonkey.co.uk/general/k4gzz9rza32 Norma grew up on an isolated South Canterbury farm. Her father, a struggling World War I veteran, raised 10 children on his own. She recalls wearing underpants sewn from soft cotton flour bags and sleeping under potato sacks for warmth in bitterly cold winters. Freezing nights, like the one when her sister went missing.

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