Reflections on a Life by Teresita Durkan
'Reflections on a Life' offers short excursions into autobiography, informal evocations of particular incidents, times and places, and sharply-etched memories of individual people who have left an imprint on the author s life. These memories and reflections range widely over two countries and continents, and offer insights into a variety of times and cultures. From a free-ranging rural childhood on the Atlantic coast of Mayo about the time of Hitler's war, to a freelance, mid-life relocation in Valparaiso on the coast of Chile during General Pinochet s dictatorship in the 1980s crucially linked by the three decades she spent as a Sister of Mercy in various Dublin schools and colleges Teresita Durkan s is a life that provides plenty of scope for observation and reflection. The book as a whole throws out a challenge to be more thoughtful about the kind of life we are helping to shape, both inside ourselves and around us. We are responsible for the worlds we create for one another.
Teresita (Regina) Durkan was born in Louisburgh, Co Mayo in 1937. She worked for many years as a teacher and educational administrator in Dublin. Following the closure of Carysfort College when she was president from 1974 to 1988, she left the Sisters of Mercy to live in Chile and share her resources with needy young people. Since 1989 she has Lived in Valparaiso. Her previous books are Goldenbridge, A View from Valparaiso (1997) and A Long Way to Tierra Del Fuego (1999) both published by Veritas.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781853909818 |
| ISBN 10 | 1853909815 |
| Title | Reflections on a Life |
| Author | Teresita Durkan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Veritas Publications |
| Year published | 2005-12-31 |
| Number of pages | 142 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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