{"product_id":"9781775543336_the-farm","title":"The Farm","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\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\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.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Finlay Macdonald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bruce Ansley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46967367532693,"sku":"9781775543336","price":37.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x750_69fd68b3-f81c-4ec3-ae68-af5835825606.jpg?v=1779431345","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781775543336_the-farm","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}