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Jill K. Conway follows her own path from a small Australian town to the intellectual heart of New York, where she enters Harvard as a graduate history student. Overcoming culture shock, she forms a spirited household with five other women, finds a partner in historian John Conway, and navigates life across Oxford, Rome, and Canadian universities. The memoir reflects on her academic pursuits, family relationships, and the continuous quest for personal and professional fulfillment.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Jill K. Conway
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