Wisdom in Nonsense

by Heather O'Neill, Kit Dobson · 2018

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Novelist Heather O'Neill discusses several key lessons she learned in childhood from her father. From a lecture delivered on March 9, 2017, at the University of Alberta.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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father daughterfather daughterMore like thisLess of thiswriterswritersMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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short · 64 pages

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