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Chisholm, Matt,

The road to Chatto Creek : leaving the rat race for life in the country / Matt Chisholm ; photography by Lottie Hedley. - Auckland, New Zealand : Allen & Unwin, 2024. - 285 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm

"Matt Chisholm's ... book, 'Imposter,' saw Matt and his family leaving Auckland to buy some land in Chatto Creek, Otago, with big dreams to build their own house and farm cattle and sheep. Fast forward a few years and it's been a huge shift for Matt, his wife Ellen and their three kids, lots of highs and a few lows, too. Matt writes candidly and with his unique humour about the joys of being part of a farming community, new friendships, the realities of farm life and his work as an Ambassador for Rural Support Trust, where he gives talks on mental health to farmers around New Zealand"--Back cover.

"Matt Chisholm's ... book, 'Imposter,' saw Matt and his family leaving Auckland to buy some land in Chatto Creek, Otago, with big dreams to build their own house and farm cattle and sheep. Fast forward a few years and it's been a huge shift for Matt, his wife Ellen and their three kids, lots of highs and a few lows, too. Matt writes candidly and with his unique humour about the joys of being part of a farming community, new friendships, the realities of farm life and his work as an Ambassador for Rural Support Trust, where he gives talks on mental health to farmers around New Zealand"--Back cover.

ISBN: 9781991006509

Subjects--Personal Names:
Chisholm, Matt--Anecdotes.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Farmers--New Zealand --Otago-- Anecdotes.
Farm life--New Zealand --Otago --Anecdotes.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Anecdotes.
Autobiographies.

Dewey Class. No.: 636.092