Iris and Me

This is the story

of a long journey
and a true friend.

It is the story of other things, too:
sisters (three)
ships (many)
secrets (a multitude) ...

I don't have a name of my own,
but my friend does.

Her name is Iris.

So begins the story of Iris Wilkinson, who wrote poetry, novels and journalism under the pen name Robin Hyde. In January 1938, she left New Zealand for England. On the way, intrigued by glimpses of China, she ventured inland despite the war raging there, becoming one of the first wom...