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Frontiers and sanctuaries : a woman's life in Holland and Canada / Marianne Brandis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2006 2010)Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 415 pages : illustrations, portraitsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780773576223
  • 0773576223
  • 1282866672
  • 9781282866676
  • 9786612866678
  • 6612866675
  • 0773581073
  • 9780773581074
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • C818/.5409
LOC classification:
  • PS8553 R38 Z54 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
The Child Madzy, 1910-1923 -- The Young Woman, 1923-1936 -- Newly Married in America, 1936-1938 -- Return to Holland, 1938-1942 -- Wartime, 1942-1945 -- Holland after the War, 1945-1947 -- Terrace, British Columbia, 1947-1956 -- Vancouver, British Columbia, 1956-1958 -- Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 1958-1959 -- Burlington, Ontario, 1959-1965 -- Brandstead, the Last Home, 1965-1984 -- Conclusion.
Summary: The life of Madzy Brender a Brandis (1910-1984) - her experiences in war, as an immigrant and pioneer, wife and mother, writer and painter, and an invalid - exemplifies the challenges faced by women in the twentieth century. This work chronicles Madzy's life through a narrative that combines fact, reconstruction, and informed imagination.
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Based on the diaries, letters and other writings of Madzy Brender à Brandis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Child Madzy, 1910-1923 -- The Young Woman, 1923-1936 -- Newly Married in America, 1936-1938 -- Return to Holland, 1938-1942 -- Wartime, 1942-1945 -- Holland after the War, 1945-1947 -- Terrace, British Columbia, 1947-1956 -- Vancouver, British Columbia, 1956-1958 -- Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 1958-1959 -- Burlington, Ontario, 1959-1965 -- Brandstead, the Last Home, 1965-1984 -- Conclusion.

The life of Madzy Brender a Brandis (1910-1984) - her experiences in war, as an immigrant and pioneer, wife and mother, writer and painter, and an invalid - exemplifies the challenges faced by women in the twentieth century. This work chronicles Madzy's life through a narrative that combines fact, reconstruction, and informed imagination.

English.

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