True Confessions
Y present listening to The Confes. sions of a Postwoman, by "Mrs A. of Poplar Hill," from 2YA’s Women’s Session is my second. It has confirmed an opinion formed at the first that on their qwn level these are the best-con-ceived talks I have heard this year. The level is domestic, but not low. It’s not merely that they are written with humour and finesse and an observant eye, but that in addition they are so human and so honest. Not many people would confess that their reaction to daily meeting with ugly, dirty, neglected children was irritation and dislike rather than pity. Not that I take her selfdenigration at its face value, but there may be some truth in it, I’ve mentioned before that Agnes Merton is not my idea of a postwoman, but the fact that so much flavour comes through is a tribute to her reading. I’m left wondering about this Mrs, A. One thing I know-‘"Poplar Hill" is a subterfuge. Not only does Mrs A. ride a bicycle but she never even needs to get off and push. Her round was obviously as flat as a pancake, or as Christchurch.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 941, 23 August 1957, Page 24
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196True Confessions New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 941, 23 August 1957, Page 24
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