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Elisabeth Easther
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Length
12 hours 32 minutes
Language
English
The audio edition of a heart-warming, thoroughly entertaining novel about a whole community.
Kerry Macfarlane has run away from his wedding-that-wasn’t. He lands in coastal Gabriel’s Bay, billed as ‘a well-appointed small town’ on its website (last updated two decades ago). Here Kerry hopes to prove he’s not a complete failure. Or, at least, to give his most convincing impression.
But Gabriel’s Bay has its own problems – low employment, no tourists, and a daunting hill road between it and civilisation. And Kerry must also run the gauntlet of its inhabitants: Sidney, single mother deserted by a feckless ex; Mac, the straight-shooting doctor’s receptionist; a team of unruly nine-year-olds; a giant restaurateur; and the local progressive association, who’ll debate apostrophe placement until the crack of doom.
Can Kerry win their respect, and perhaps even love? Will his brilliant plan to transform the town’s fortunes earn him a lasting welcome in Gabriel’s Bay?
Catherine Robertson's uplifting classic is read by actor Elisabeth Easther.
Catherine Robertson (Author)
CATHERINE ROBERTSON’S novels have all been number one New Zealand bestsellers. Her fourth novel, The Hiding Places, also won the 2015 Nelson Libraries’ Award for New Zealand Fiction. Catherine reviews books in print and on radio and is a regular guest on Radio New Zealand’s The Panel and Jesse Mulligan’s Book Critic slot. She is married with two grown sons, two Burmese cats, two rescue dogs and a powerful vacuum cleaner. She divides her time between Wellington and Hawke’s Bay.
Elisabeth Easther (Reader)
Elisabeth Easther has been a book critic in New Zealand and in the UK since 1993 when she started reviewing books on National Radio with Kim Hill. She later became the books editor of Cleo Magazine, for many years was a regular contributor to the books page of Time Out in London and still reviews today on radio and in print. Elisabeth is also a journalist, focusing mainly on travel, arts, literature and culture, contributing to magazines and newspapers locally and around the world. Her fiction work includes a number of serials and stand-alone stories for Radio NZ National as well as several plays, including the award winning Seed, which was awarded the Adam NZ Play Award in 2014. Elisabeth is also an actress, voice artist, and a narrator of talking books at The Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind. In addition, she has presented the television series Islands of the Gulf, following in the footsteps of her mother Shirley Maddock's acclaimed television series and book of the same name.
Catherine Robertson (Author)
CATHERINE ROBERTSON’S novels have all been number one New Zealand bestsellers. Her fourth novel, The Hiding Places, also won the 2015 Nelson Libraries’ Award for New Zealand Fiction. Catherine reviews books in print and on radio and is a regular guest on Radio New Zealand’s The Panel and Jesse Mulligan’s Book Critic slot. She is married with two grown sons, two Burmese cats, two rescue dogs and a powerful vacuum cleaner. She divides her time between Wellington and Hawke’s Bay.
Elisabeth Easther (Reader)
Elisabeth Easther has been a book critic in New Zealand and in the UK since 1993 when she started reviewing books on National Radio with Kim Hill. She later became the books editor of Cleo Magazine, for many years was a regular contributor to the books page of Time Out in London and still reviews today on radio and in print. Elisabeth is also a journalist, focusing mainly on travel, arts, literature and culture, contributing to magazines and newspapers locally and around the world. Her fiction work includes a number of serials and stand-alone stories for Radio NZ National as well as several plays, including the award winning Seed, which was awarded the Adam NZ Play Award in 2014. Elisabeth is also an actress, voice artist, and a narrator of talking books at The Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind. In addition, she has presented the television series Islands of the Gulf, following in the footsteps of her mother Shirley Maddock's acclaimed television series and book of the same name.