一般注記Novel in verse
Includes factual information
"So begins the story of Iris Wilkinson, who wrote poetry, novels and journalism under the pen name Robin Hyde. In January 1938 she left New Zealand for England. On the way, intrigued by glimpses of China, she ventured inland despite the war raging there, becoming one of the first women war correspondents, a feat that was all the more remarkable because she struggled with mental health and suffered a disability that meant she had a lifelong limp. Her story is narrated by a loyal but mysterious companion who asks the reader to guess their secret. 'Iris and Me' is an imaginative account of the adventures of one of Aotearoa's most significant writers, presented in a form that Hyde herself would have loved, the verse novel"--Back cover
賞New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, Young Adult Fiction Award, 2023
書誌注記Includes bibliographical references