The cry of a morepork

"This book provides a rare insight into the life of one woman, Evelyn Parkes, whose life was impacted by the Great Depression, with a suppressed mother, a father who was a veteran of WWI and her marriage to a Waikato farmer. Evelyn's writing, much of which was published, portrays with unsullied honesty and humour her life and development as a writer and observer of life and people around her. She was an active community member. one of her roles was as a Waikato regional delegate of the Women' Division of Federated Farmers, where she sometimes presented remits to their annual conference. She also put in many hours, for a number of years, as the Brown Owl of the first Kihikihi Brownie pack.... As an early feminist, Evelyn raised her daughters to be self-sufficient, as illustrated in this amusing anecdote"-- Back cover.