2009 Janet Frame Lecture by Wiliam Taylor - Part 3

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2009 Janet Frame Lecture by Wiliam Taylor - Part 3

The 2009 Janet Frame Memorial Lecture features the well-known author William Taylor, reflecting on a forty-year career of writing for children and young people.