True North: A Memoir

Conway's The Road from Coorain presents a vivid memoir of coming of age in Australia. In 1960, however, she had reached the limits of that provincial--and irredeemably sexist--society and set off for America. True North--the testament of an extraordinary woman living in an extraordinary time--tells the profound story of the challenges that confronted Conway, as she sought to establish her public self.

Author: Jill Ker Conway
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 08/15/1995
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.39w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9780679744610

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 10/01/1995 pg. 36
New York Times 12/03/1995 pg. 88
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 01/01/1995 pg. 88
Publishers Weekly 07/17/1995

About the Author
Jill Ker Conway taught at the University of Toronto from 1964 to 1975 when she became the first woman president of Smith college. Since 1985 she has been a visiting scholar at MIT, and lives in Boston.