Rural Life

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Beyond the Rimu Grove

Patricia Fenton

Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction

In the summer of 1966, a young teacher is dispatched to remote Ngarimu Valley School as a Probationary Assistant. Vulnerable and inexperienced, how will she survive – and how will her year in The Valley impact the rest of her life?

The Cinderella Service

Lynda Taylor

Historical Fiction, Young Adult

New Zealand | Rural Life | World War II

In the midst of WWII, New Zealand faces a labour shortage as the nation’s men leave to serve overseas. To fill the gap, young women are called upon to work the land, becoming ‘land girls’.

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