Under a Big Sky
Facing the elements on a New Zealand Farm
$33.79
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2022
Summary
Tim Saunders writes about his life and work on the farm that’s been in his family for five generations. There’s drought, farming during lockdown, illness, financial pressure and the drive to become more environmentally friendly.
Woven throughout is Tim’s love of, and respect for, the land, animals and the environment. He describes how farming is intertwined with the weather, how the weather has changed, how the changes affect farmers and what they are doing to counteract this.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781988547947 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1988547946 |
| Author: | Tim Saunders |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 388g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 155mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
‘Beautifully observed writing about valuing the land we walk on, the air we breathe, and our interconnectedness.’ Joan McKenzie, Newstalk ZB
‘This elegiac portrait of working the land is both pertinent and perceptive. It distils the essence of what it means to farm the land.’ The New Zealand Listener
‘The book explores how Tim and his wife Kathrin try to work with the land rather than against it.’ - The Country
Not just for those with an interest in farming. Tim’s considered prose and flair for creative writing ensures the book has a universal appeal. - Style Magazine
While it’s unusual for a farmer to also be an accomplished writer, Saunders has found art and farming can co-exist harmoniously. It has proven to be a therapeutic way of processing many of the challenges farm life presents. Karla Karaitiana, Stuff.
Coming back to the question of legacy, here the book does more than just find the rightful place of one man in his microcosm of family and farm history. Instead, it allows us as readers to feel his place as a creature inside the delicate seasons and systems of the planet we all inhabit-a rare and precious experience. Instead, it allows us as readers to feel his place as a creature inside the delicate seasons and systems of the planet we all inhabit-a rare and precious experience. Lawrence Patchett , Landfall
Tim Saunders
Tim Saunders farms sheep and beef near Palmerston North. His first book, This Farming Life, was published in 2020.
In 2021, he was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his story Carved, the only New Zealander to receive this recognition that year. His poetry and short stories have appeared in various publications, including Headland, Best Small Fictions, takahe, Landfall, Poetry NZ Yearbook, and Flash Frontier.
Saunders won the 2018 MindFood Magazine Short Story Competition and placed third in both the 2019 and 2020 New Zealand National Flash Fiction Day Awards. He also performs poetry in the Manawatu region and further afield.
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