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Brenda was born on Auckland's North Shore, moved to Christchurch in 2002 and worked for local, regional and central government in educational, technical and policy roles. Her debut book is available through Scorpio Books in Christchurch and Writers Plot, Readers Read in Upper Hutt. More stores to come.... ...more

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The Irresistible Attraction of Gravity by Luciano Rezzolla
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Wilson accompanied Stead and Buddle onto the offshore islands of northern and southern NZ during the early 1930's. There are original black and white (of course) images referenced in the charming, clipped text and exerpts from daily diaries.

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