Auckland Libraries HeritageTalk: Wed 16 Nov 12 noon-1pm - My Mother and Other Secrets with Wendyl Nissen
HeritageTalks: My Mother and Other Secrets with Wendyl Nissen via Zoom
Wednesday 16 November 2022 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Whare Wānanga, Central Library, Level 2,
44 Lorne Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland
and also online via Zoom
When Wendyl Nissen's mother was suffering with Alzheimer’s, she told some extraordinary stories about her background that Wendyl had never heard before. Determined to get to the bottom of these family secrets, Wendyl found some wild and intriguing stories of loss, grief, and love. She uncovered new relatives, deeply sad adoptions, harsh parenting, complex marriages, and a few rogues.
About the speaker
Wendyl Nissen is a journalist, broadcaster and former magazine editor who is the author of 11 books, mostly about living a chemical-free, old-fashioned life, and also a memoir about her mother's life and illness with dementia. She left the corporate world 22 years ago and now lives in the Hokianga with her husband, 14 chickens (and counting), two cows, two dogs and three stray cats.
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