JOY COWLEY

BY SASHA

ASTORY WRITER

WHEN AND WHERE WAS SHE B ORN?

SHE WAS BORN IN A HOUSE ON POULTRY IN

ROSLYN ROAD, LEVIN, NEW ZEALAND , 6 P.M. ON

7 AUGUST 1936.HER NAME IS CASSIA JOY

SUMMER.

WHO IS HER PARENTS?

HER FATER WAS BORN IN AYR, SCOTLAND, OF

SCOTTISH/IRISH PARENTS. HER MOTHER WAS A

NEW ZEALANDER

WHERE DID GROW UP?

THERE FAMILY MOVED AROUND A LOT

WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG THEY LEFT

LEVIN WHEN SHE WAS ONLY A FEW

WEEKS OLD AND LIVED IN

SILVERSTREAM, WELLINGTON

JOHNSONVILLE OTAKI AND FOXTON

HOW MANY WERE IN THERE FAMILY?

SHE HAD FIVE SIBLINGS, 3 SISTER, and 1

BROTHBR

HER BROTHERS NAME IS PETER AND HER

SISTERS NAMES ARE JOAN, HEATHER AND

BABARA

WHAT IS SHE FAMOUS?

SHE IS FAMOUS FOR BEING A STORY WRITER

SHE HAS WRITTEN A LOT OF BOOK AROUND

NEW ZEALAND

HOW MANY CHILDREN DID SHE HAVE?

SHE HAD 4 KIDS, 1 named Sharon another called

Edward, and Judith and James.

WHAT IS HER HUSBANDS NAME

Her husband’s name is Terry Laurence Coles

WHAT IS HER FAVOURITE COLOUR?

RED, YELLOW, BLUE AND WHITE

DOES SHE SPEAK ANY OTHER LANGUAGES?

YES SHE CAN READ FRENCH BUT CAN NOT

SPEAK VERY WELL AND SHE CAN TALK AND

READ AND IS LEARNING TO TALK MAORI

PICTURES OF JOY COWLEY!