Juliet Hulme was born in 1938 in London, England. Her parents were upper-middle class. Her father, Henry, was a prominent scientist who eventually held several important governmental positions in the British defense program during World War II.
Juliet contracted tuberculosis as a child, and her parents decided to send her to live with relatives in the Caribbean and South Africa – believing that escaping England’s cold weather for warmer climes would help their daughter’s health.
In 1948 Henry Hulme accepted an administrative position at a university in New Zealand and Juliet was able to live w...
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