Three Pretty Widows
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Copyright
I offer thanks to: Victoria University of Wellington and Creative New Zealand for awarding me the position of Writer in Residence 1999; Ray Grover, Barbara Murison, Don and Betty Jones, and Bridget Gill for supplying historical detail; Gwenyth Pearson for her historical research; Belinda Hager of Quoil, as well as staff at Fluxus and Lure for their information on silversmithing; Brenda Gibson and Vivienne Pearson for providing medical information; and Tony Simpson for his knowledge of hats.
I also thank Chris Else and Emma Neale for their insight and encouragement with the manuscript, and Jane Parkin for her sharp editorial eye.
Barbara’s website is: www.elseware.co.nz
A VINTAGE BOOK
published by
Random House New Zealand
18 Poland Road, Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand
www.randomhouse.co.nz
First published 2000
© 2000 Barbara Else
The moral rights of the author have been asserted
ISBN 978 1 775530 9 23
Cover photograph: Photobank Image Library
Cover design: Christine Hansen
Printed in Australia