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The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife: An Autobiography
228 pages
Published
2001
by Cape Catley
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At times in my life I've thought that I could happily be a hermit (of sorts) - living totally on my own in some far-flung part of New Zealand, with a view of the crashing waves and some hills behind, and the only contact I'd have with the rest of humanity would be a monthly trip to town to buy up supplies. Of course, the likelihood of my ever finding out if I actually could be happy in such a solitary life is negligible, but who knows ....
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Jeanette Aplin lives with her husband Pip on D'Urville Island . On her own most of the time while Pip works on the mainland, Jeanette deals with rampaging wild pigs, friends anchoring offshore with crayfish for supper, arranging transport for her kunekune pigs to other breeders, by boat to the mainland, air and then road transport, and the rest of daily life.
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