Ravenscar House: A Biography, 9781988503226
Hardcover
Christchurch’s stunning house museum: resilience, art, and extraordinary generosity blooms.

Ravenscar House: A Biography

a biography

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  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    30 September 2022

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Summary

Ravenscar House: A Story of Art, Resilience, and Generosity

Many exciting new buildings have arisen from the rubble of post-earthquake Christchurch but none, perhaps, is as remarkable as Ravenscar House in the heart of the city’s heritage precinct. Ravenscar House: A biography explores the story of this unique, purpose-built house museum as the realisation of a long-held dream and the expression of a heart-warming act of public philanthropy.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781988503226
ISBN-10:1988503221
Author:Sally Blundell
Publisher:Canterbury University Press
Imprint:Canterbury University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:30 September 2022
Weight:250g
Dimensions:250mm x 190mm
About The Author

Sally Blundell

Sally Blundell is a journalist and writer in Christchurch with a PhD in English literature from the University of Canterbury. She has been books and culture editor for the New Zealand Listener and was a fiction judge for the 2018 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Her essay contributions include ‘Not Listening: Changing Conversations in the Wake of the Mosque Shootings’ (Public Knowledge, ed. Emma Johnson, 2019) and ‘Reoccupying Christchurch’ (Extraordinary Anywhere, ed. Ingrid Horrocks and Cherie Lacey, 2016).

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