Lighted windows

de Mary Paul

Robin Hyde, journalist, poet, novelist, war correspondent (from China, in 1938) and committed political figure, was central to the movements and debates of a volatile period in New Zealand society. As a writer Hyde was not afraid to draw on her own experience of the dangers of new-found freedoms for women. This first critical study of the diverse writings of Robin Hyde includes new information on her life and work and studies that enlarge our understanding of a courageous yet vulnerable figure and the vitality, richness and wit of her writing. "As a journalist, poet, novelist and war correspondent (from China, in 1938), Robin Hyde wrote about the movements and debates of a volatile period." "Hyde dared to broach such subjects as the plight of soldiers returned from the First World War and the dangers of new-found freedoms for women. This first critical study of her diverse writings includes new information on her life and work, and enlarges our understanding of the vitality, richness and wit of her writing."--BOOK JACKET.