Mid-Century Living
The Butterfly House Collection
$55.76
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2019
Summary
An extraordinary collection of mid century and modern Kiwi objects and the stories behind them from the best-selling author of The Road to Castle Hill.
An incurable collector shares her astonishing collection of vintage New Zealand art, objects and design and her classic 1960s seaside bach.
For over 30 years, philanthropist and best-selling author of The Road to Castle Hill Christine Fernyhough has built an extraordinary collection of over 4000 everyday objec…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143772361 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143772368 |
| Author: | Christine Fernyhough |
| Publisher: | Random House New Zealand Ltd |
| Imprint: | Godwit |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.66kg |
| Dimensions: | 255mm x 202mm x 36mm |
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About The Author
Christine Fernyhough
Christine Fernyhough is a leading Auckland philanthropist, having co-founded Books in Homes with Alan Duff in 1994 and, in 2000, the Gifted Kids Programme for high achieving children in low-decile schools. In 2004, as a recent widow, she bought Castle Hill Station, near Porter Heights in the Canterbury Alps, transforming it into a high performing farm. The station gained national attention in 2007 with her bestselling book, The Road to Castle Hill - A High Country Love Story. This was followed by Ben and Mark - Boys of the High Country and two picture books for young readers, Dart of Castle Hill and Phyllis of Castle Hill.
Her writing is described as inspirational, warm-hearted, funny, and honest, and her books have received rave reviews. In 2000, she was made an ONZM, followed in 2011 by a CNZM for services to education and the community. In 2015, Christine established the Museum of the Everyday, based on her personal collection of over 4000 New Zealand craft, design, folk art, and social history objects from the twentieth century, built up over 30 years. Her latest book shares that collection, all housed in her 1960s seaside bach, the ‘Butterfly House’.
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