Station Life in New Zealand eBook Lady Mary Anne Barker
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Station Life in New Zealand eBook Lady Mary Anne Barker
Having recently come to live in NZ myself I was looking around for something to read which referred to how early female settlers lived and survived. I enjoyed this very much, especially the pictures she painted in my head with her words. Naturally times change and so do certain attitudes held then which would not be considered PC now. I think we have to try and look beyond that and read her work for her actual experiences rather than her attitudes to anyone who wasn't English. She is somewhat insular (as were the times) about the real Natives of NZ, the Irish and other foreigners - but that was the attitude at the time - but that doesn't change her ability to be ruled by the weather and the elements of her new home. Not even her stiff upper lip attitude can alter the course of a raging Nor' Wester or save her stock.Product details
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Station Life in New Zealand eBook Lady Mary Anne Barker Reviews
I was reading this book while traveling in New Zealand. Having seen the areas written about in the modern age made the book more interesting. I don't know where some of the other reviewers found the background information, as it was unclear in the book why the writer was returning to England, and the circumstances surrounding her original relocation. One can no longer complain about a 12 or 24 hour flight!
A pleasant read for anyone going to New Zealand or interested in New Zealand, although not very insightful about the colonial experience or the economic/political winds blowing at the time. It's worth knowing that the author also lived in Natal and the Caribbean with her colonial-civil servant husband, and wrote 22 books about her experiences.
A series of letters home from an obviously well to do lady living in the backblocks of 1860s New Zealand. Her attitude is positive and her accounts, even of the tough times, (and some of them were tougher than a modern immigrant could imagine) are optimistic and character building. A lesson to all prospective immigrants to this land.
Lady Barker has a delightful and intelligent way of writing and everyone should read this book. It is like being back in the 1860's with her experiencing early station life in NZ. She has a wonderful sense of humour and it comes through even on the darkest days. She could find a practical solution to any situation. Her way with animals was delightful and her social contact with the outback people beyond measure.
This book is fascinating for anyone at all interested in New Zealand history or a general account of life in the past. It is surprisingly well written for what is just a series of letters, and gives a real insight into life as a pioneer in the 1860s, with all its highs and lows. You'll laugh at the author's first attempts at baking, and cry with her as she digs dead lambs from a snowdrift. It's a wonderful book and I heartily recommend it.
I was hoping for far more details about working and handling sheep in the ways the New Zealander's did in the past when I got this book. Unfortunately, this is a collection of letters from a 'high society' girl that was packed up and moved to the NZ outback with her fiancee. Granted, it's amusing and reasonably interesting to read how she sees the world, as well as a bit insightful into how at least one family thought of their slaves and house maids during a time fortunately long behind us.
I looked forward to this book but found it unreadable since the font is too small. Would be nice if this was mentioned in the description when the print is smaller than average.
Having recently come to live in NZ myself I was looking around for something to read which referred to how early female settlers lived and survived. I enjoyed this very much, especially the pictures she painted in my head with her words. Naturally times change and so do certain attitudes held then which would not be considered PC now. I think we have to try and look beyond that and read her work for her actual experiences rather than her attitudes to anyone who wasn't English. She is somewhat insular (as were the times) about the real Natives of NZ, the Irish and other foreigners - but that was the attitude at the time - but that doesn't change her ability to be ruled by the weather and the elements of her new home. Not even her stiff upper lip attitude can alter the course of a raging Nor' Wester or save her stock.
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