{"product_id":"the-farm-by-bruce-ansley-9781775543336","title":"The Farm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Farm\u003c\/em\u003e is a lyrical and entertaining journey to the heart of rural life in New Zealand from one of our greatest living writers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Bruce Ansley visited a friend on a sheep farm on Banks Peninsula, they pointed out a property for sale, down by the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDown a drive curving through sycamores, oaks, and rhododendrons, there was a deer farm, with an old white Victorian homestead, overlooking soft green pastures beneath rocky crags—the Western Valley of Koukourarata, or Port Levy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat followed were all the things one would expect to encounter when a couple from the city fulfils a lifelong dream to own a farm: joy, heartbreak, disaster; the vagaries of weather, animals, and people. All of it made up a way of life that will be recognisable to many who grew up in the country, and to anyone who has it still lodged in their psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Bruce writes the way I wish everyone could tell a story—with wit, grace, wisdom and good timing. Reading him is like listening to a friend whose eye for detail, ear for a yarn, and sense of fun remind you why you became friends in the first place. \u003cem\u003eThe Farm\u003c\/em\u003e puts the heart into heartland and gives us townies a perfect glimpse of life on the other side of the fence.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Finlay Macdonald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47664422453484,"sku":"9781775543336","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/x1000_ee347e22-79ca-41b5-83f0-b2e226657a6a.jpg?v=1779839594","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-farm-by-bruce-ansley-9781775543336","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}