![]() ![]() ![]() Why did Catherine exchange a career as a pathologist, for a life as wife and mother that is in many ways very traditional? What attracted her about this life? What was it about her husband Robert that drew her to him? What was the role of her faith, that she barely mentions? Has she had regrets, and how has she resolved them? I suspect this reticence is because she is a very private person - but it doesn't make for a great read. A chapter heading, 'Signposts along the way' suggests that this is exactly what happened, but the book leaves to many questions unanswered. ![]() The book doesn't even explain why Catherine chose to live at Gorge River she just seems to have stumbled into it, and stayed. ![]() It's more a series of anecdotes, loosely arranged by theme (food, education, wildlife, etc.) than the thoughtful introspection I hope for, when I read a memoir. The book conveyed very little of Catherine's motivations or philosophy - which is surely what you most want to read about, when a person has made the decision to raise a family in such a remote area: the mouth of a river in south west New Zealand that is only accessible by air, or a 2 day walk. This woman has had an interesting life, but the telling of it is not so interesting. ![]()
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