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A Golden Bay Life

Robin Robilliard

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English
Random House
05 September 2014
The inspiring and entertaining story of a determined woman and an isolated farming life in Golden Bay.

The inspiring and entertaining story of a determined woman and an isolated farming life in Golden Bay.

Robby Robilliard and her husband Garry arrived in Golden Bay in 1957. Married in their early twenties, and with a child on the way, they longed to own their own sheep station. When they bought Rocklands, a marginal farm on the fringe of the Takaka Valley, bordering Abel Tasman National Park, their dream had come true - but it wasn't the life they had envisaged. It was a property no one else wanted, described by the agent as 'one hell of run-down place'. Robby even came to call it 'nightmare land'. The three previous owners of Rocklands had gone bankrupt. Yet it was all they could afford.

Sixty years on, Robby and Garry still call Rocklands home. In fact, Gary is referred to as the 'oldest sheep farmer in Golden Bay'. This engaging book is Robby's story of the decades in which she and Garry eked a living out of Rocklands and of her encounters with the many and the varied local characters of Golden Bay.

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Imprint:   Random House
Country of Publication:   New Zealand
Dimensions:   Height: 233mm,  Width: 155mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   408g
ISBN:   9781775536635
ISBN 10:   1775536637
Pages:   272
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Robby Robilliard, now in her 80s, is a member of three walking groups. In 2008 she undertook the 800km Walk of St James over 40 days. She's also former journalist and well-known identity in the Nelson region. Robby lives near Takaka with her husband Garry, still known as the 'oldest sheep farmer in Golden Bay'.

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