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INTERESTING GUY: The front cover of the new book about adventurer Guy Mannering.
Guy Mannering's wife Margie and daughter Leslie often cursed the old trunk in which he kept his "stuff".
The battered, bulky object seemed always in their way. They labelled it The Black Dog.
When Mannering died in 2003, Margie felt emboldened at last to open it. Inside she found diaries, letters, photos and other mementoes of his life. And what a life it was.
If all the items could be put together, what a tale they would tell of this Christchurch high- adventurer.
A decade later, the tale has been told. It is dramatic and its sequel is tragic. Just after Margie and granddaughter Nikki had compiled a book from the contents of the trunk, Margie was killed in a car crash.
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Guy - The Adventures of New Zealand Photographer Guy Mannering, written from his diaries by Margie Mannering and Nikki Latham. Hardback $60; soft cover $40.
- The Press
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