Yet she was supported in her isolation by the friendship of her Chinese students and teaching colleagues, who are described with great affection.
Nicolette, in the days before email, was cut off from official help and reliable information. These fascinating letters home were written by a woman who was alone in the depths of China during the turbulent year of the Tienanmen Square uprising. Letters from China is a Westerner's experience of teaching English in deep, rural China in the critical years of the eighties and early nineties. Why did her father take his life at the peak of his career? The answer is both shocking and yet compelling. Along the way she slowly unravels a mysterious family secret. She also embarks on her own life journey, from an idyllic childhood in South Africa, through the Second World War and finally to find home and happiness in Western Australia. Recently published Columbines for Harold, is a biography of Nicolette’s father from the early years of his life in Geneva, Canada, Cambridge and then Rhodes. Please note that the year date depicts the first year the Author was at Rhodes and not the year the book was published. Rhodes> Communications and Advancement> Alumni Relations> Resources> OR Authors> Old Rhodian Authors 1930 to 1969 Old Rhodian Authors 1930 to 1969
