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Sally Armstrong

Forfatter af The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor

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Sally Armstrong originally qualified as a teacher but soon joined British Airways cabin crew to fly the 747s. She was accepted on to the Concorde fleet, which she flew for seven years. She has written several novels including Racers, an insider view of the Formula One racing scene.

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Ulvespor (2006) — Fortæller, nogle udgaver2,571 eksemplarer
I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity (2010) — Forord, nogle udgaver557 eksemplarer

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Kanonisk navn
Armstrong, Sally
Andre navne
Wishart, Sally (née)
Fødselsdato
1943-07-16
Køn
female
Nationalitet
Canada
Fødested
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Bopæl
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Uddannelse
McGill University
Erhverv
human rights activist
Magazine editor
journalist
Organisationer
Homemakers Magazine
Amnesty International
Maclean's
Canadian Living Magazine
Priser og hædersbevisninger
Order of Canada
Amnesty International Journalism Award
Kort biografi
Sally Armstrong is an Amnesty International award winner, a member of the Order of Canada, documentary filmmaker, teacher, author, human rights activist and contributing editor at Maclean’s magazine.

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Serious stuff. It's hard to believe this sort of crap is still an issue in the 21st century. I'm sure I could have done better at some points in the past, but not much to be done about history; better to focus on an improved future.
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BBrookes | 3 andre anmeldelser | Dec 8, 2023 |
The content of this book made me so angry at the men who abused, humiliated,killed or imprisoned women that I could not finish it. The fact that it disturbed me this much means that this is a necessary book. Unfortunately I am afraid that the message may never reach the perpetrators of these crimes.
 
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Marietje.Halbertsma | 3 andre anmeldelser | Jan 9, 2022 |
Historical fiction is something I often struggle with...I want to know what is true and what isn't! But I enjoyed this story about Charlotte Taylor, one of the early pioneers in New Brunswick. The story really brings home just how strong and resilient these pioneers had to be. Reading it in 2021, it also brought home to me the injustices done the the aboriginal population; at times, I felt Charlotte herself was looking through my lens, which may not have been the norm at the time, but then Charlotte is certainly portrayed as someone ahead of her time in many ways.… (mere)
 
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ISBN
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