{"product_id":"farm-a-timeless-story-of-life-on-the-land","title":"The Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Farm is a lyrical and entertaining journey to the heart of rural life in New Zealand from one of our greatest living writers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \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 \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 \u003cp\u003eWhat followed were all the things one would expect to encounter when a couple from the city fulfills 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 anyone who has it still lodged in their psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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. The Farm puts the heart into heartland and gives us townies a perfect glimpse of life on the other side of the fence.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Finlay Macdonald\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Farm : A Timeless Story of Life on the Land","offer_id":46307489972421,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-77554-333-6.jpg?v=1780539642","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/farm-a-timeless-story-of-life-on-the-land","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}