Station Life in New Zealand

Station Life in New Zealand | Lady Barker

So I did a chat with Shawn about this book on his YouTube channel if anyone is interested in watching me gush and gesticulate 😄. (You should also follow Shawn, he has strong opinions which makes for interesting reviews but he‘s also smart and kind and thoughtful) @shawnmooney

https://youtu.be/PadbFMEPXAQ

rockpools Oh that‘s fun! And so nice to see you 😊. I‘m quite sold on the book as well… 3y

Centique @rockpools thank you! I‘m getting braver in my old age 😜 3y

LeahBergen Oh, that @shawnmooney ! ❤️❤️❤️ I can‘t wait to watch. 😘 3y

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Reggie Paula, you‘re such a great guest. This was interesting and I can‘t wait to hear about the Frame on the podcast. 3y

batsy Ooh! I'm looking forward to watching ❤️ 3y

Centique @LeahBergen I asked him when he‘ll get you on there! 😘 3y

Centique @Reggie thank you my friend! It‘s funny to see myself pulling faces as I speak 🤪😂 Yes I have to prep for my talk with Jenny on that one! 3y

Centique @batsy and Margot is on there too! I just watched her talk about A Jest of God and she‘s inspired me again to read it @merelybookish 3y

merelybookish It was so fun to see you Paula! It's like @shawnmooney is bringing us all a bit closer together! 🥰 And @batsy, I mentioned #spinsterlit and felt afterwards I should have credited you with coining the term. 3y

merelybookish @Reggie I listened to you on Reading Envy. I have no interest in horror but it was fun to hear you talk about it. 🙂 3y

Reggie @merelybookish ☺️thanks! I‘m sorry I didn‘t even know you were on here because I saw Centique and just fast forwarded to watch her only. Lol, but I went back now and you did great. I like that you mentioned Scott and Suba. Even though reading Laurence isn‘t my thing I like to read ya‘lls comments for the passion of reading something ya‘ll have. Same with the reading the Shakespeare read along. Same with Sprainedbrain and her pemberlitten crew👇🏼 3y

Reggie I may never have read Jane Austen but seeing DebinHawaii make a meme collage and a haiku chapter roundup because she feels passionately about it makes my day. Such is the allure of Litsy for me. Lol great job, Margot, is what I meant to say. 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Love it!! We both got to be his guest. I need to do better about BookTube listening! 3y

Centique @BarbaraTheBibliophage I am going to go watch yours too! I struggle to keep up with book tube and podcasts, but now that I‘ve kind of “met” Shawn, and liked him so much, I‘m trying to watch all of his. 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Centique #thestruggleisreal Now that I‘m not driving as much, my podcast / audiobook time is limited. And BookTube even more so … not enough hours in the day!! 3y

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Centique

Station Life in New Zealand | Lady Barker

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I picked up this book thinking it would be good for my #natureandoutdoors reading challenge but also that it would be rather a chore to read. I mean letters written by a “lady” in 1865? Well I was wrong. Lady Barker writes amazing letters - full of the sights and sounds of the natural world and lots of pioneering escapades. And they‘re not overly long or wordy! Yes she‘s privileged, and yes, part of the colonising wave of settlers - ⬇️

Centique so definitely read some Maori POV of this time first -but she also really pushed the boundaries of what a gentlewoman was expected to do, which was one positive aspect. Also getting a feel for the changing landscape and birth of towns in the South Island is catnip for me as a history buff. 3y

Megabooks Sounds really cool! Great review! 💜😘 3y

Cathythoughts Beautiful picture 3y

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Centique @Cathythoughts I should have credited Google images 😂 But it is of a Canterbury sheep station. 3y

Centique @Megabooks thanks Meg 😘 3y

shawnmooney This. Sounds. Fascinating! 3y

shawnmooney Do you know about my new series (called Bite-sized Book Chats) of short chats with readers on my BookTube channel? The playlist is here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQdBH5V0Zb9q-2ujl4PY8nhf. I would LOVE to have you come on Zoom and chat with me about this book for an upcoming episode! 3y

Centique @shawnmooney wow Shawn that‘s a lovely offer 💕 I will go and watch some and see if I could manage to sound intelligent about it - ill get back to you! (edited) 3y

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Station Life in New Zealand | Lady Barker

I love that one of the first things this English woman does when arriving at her new home in 1865 New Zealand is figure out how her book club is going to be run. 🙌 The club members are mostly farmers and shepherds do the books are being spread far and wide.

Megabooks #priorities! 3y

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