A Life On Gorge River, 9781869793302
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Remote family’s inspiring, self-sufficient life in New Zealand’s wild.
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A Life On Gorge River

New Zealand's Remotest Family

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    3 June 2010

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Summary

A bestseller, the fascinating life of the most remote family in New Zealand.

Robert Long and his family - wife Catherine, and children Christan (17) and Robin (14) - live in complete isolation, in a hut two days’ walk south of Haast in South Westland. Robert has lived there for nearly 30 years; Catherine for 20 and the kids all their lives. Their only contact with the outside world is a helicopter or plane once a month, and two trips a year to the ‘outside world’.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781869793302
ISBN-10:1869793307
Author:Robert Long
Publisher:Random House New Zealand Ltd
Imprint:Random House New Zealand Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:3 June 2010
Weight:394g
Dimensions:233mm x 156mm x 23mm
About The Author

Robert Long

Robert Long moved to Gorge River in Westland, New Zealand, in 1980, after dropping out of medical school. He is a talented artist and makes a living for his family from painting and carving, and acting as custodian of DOC’s Gorge River hut.

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