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First names only : a New Zealand novel / Elaine Blick.

Nā: Momo rauemi: TextTextWhakaahuatanga: 262 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780473333348
  • 0473333341
Ngā marau: Summary: "Janice at 18 is ambitious and has set her sights on a top degree in languages. When she finds she is pregnant Janice's world comes crashing down - for this is 1960s New Zealand, when to be pregnant and single is a disgrace. Janice has no choice but to enter Sunnyvale, a home for unmarried mothers in Auckland. Once the baby is born the maternal tug is powerful and she longs to keep him ... can Janice bear to give up her child with the knowledge that she may never see him again? Faced with this heart-rending decision what is she to do?"--Back cover.
Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.
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"Janice at 18 is ambitious and has set her sights on a top degree in languages. When she finds she is pregnant Janice's world comes crashing down - for this is 1960s New Zealand, when to be pregnant and single is a disgrace. Janice has no choice but to enter Sunnyvale, a home for unmarried mothers in Auckland. Once the baby is born the maternal tug is powerful and she longs to keep him ... can Janice bear to give up her child with the knowledge that she may never see him again? Faced with this heart-rending decision what is she to do?"--Back cover.

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