Confessions of an immigrant's daughter (Social History of Canada. #34.)
Award winning fiction, Award winning non-fiction, Biography, Women biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Summary
Salverson's autobiography describes the struggles of a young Icelandic woman to rise above an early life of poverty, isolation and upheaval. It also depicts the sometimes agonizing process of the immigrant, adjusting to a life in a new country. It… discusses the discrimination against women and ethnic minorities she encountered as she attempted to fulfill her own dreams. Winner of the 1939 Governor General's Award. (Social History of Canada ; 34)