"In referencing and analysing both the well-known and lesser known echoes that reverberate all through the author's work, Neville offers the first extensive view of Janet Frame in conversation with other authors, making Janet Frame's World of Books a welcome contribution to contemporary criticism." Cindy Gabrielle, Independent Scholar, Liège, Belgium
Patricia Neville, PhD, read English Literature for her first degree at London University, Goldsmiths' College, and then became a teacher of English in secondary and adult education. She first encountered Frame's novels while on a holiday in New Zealand and was inspired to embark on her own study of Frame's reading patterns and literary borrowings. Her doctoral study on Frame's novels for the Open University took her back to New Zealand for archival research. This book is the outcome of her explorations, scrutinies, and analyses.