Jim Henderson's People

The lighthouse keeper and his wife, three decades on the coast - Lena, still breeding racehorses at 94 - the bloke who drives the bulldozer down at the tip - an elderly water dowser, you have to take a rest after an hour or so . . .

In this unusual and engaging book the skills of one of New Zealand's leading writer's and a top photographer combine to present a unique picture of the people Jim Henderson calls the heroic everyday .

An important new book for people who treasure the heroic everyday in the New Zealand way of life.

We have many books from Jim Henderson's Open Country series in stock - multiple copies in some cases.
Please email us if you have any questions regarding condition, content etc