tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post3003930117058081404..comments2024-03-14T04:35:06.209+13:00Comments on Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: Beattie's Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-1870839943379979982008-07-16T14:15:00.000+12:002008-07-16T14:15:00.000+12:00What a wonderful piece. I have sent it around to s...What a wonderful piece. I have sent it around to some friends.<BR/>Thanks!<BR/>LMLiteraryMindedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017526368314189191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-75999675193835387052008-07-16T14:14:00.000+12:002008-07-16T14:14:00.000+12:00I'm a homesick Kiwi living in Australia so I don't...I'm a homesick Kiwi living in Australia so I don't see the Sunday Star Times. I would like therefore to thank you for bringing Brian Turner's item to my notice. Gosh what a a wonderful piece of writing, so evocative, it made me feel really cold while I was reading it.(I live in Queensland). Does Turner have have a regular newspaper column? I have several books of his verse. He is a great NZ writer.<BR/>Thanks for your blog, a great way to keep up on what's happening in the book world at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-79645672777701537512008-07-16T11:03:00.000+12:002008-07-16T11:03:00.000+12:00Thanks for that link. I lived in Central Otago in ...Thanks for that link. I lived in Central Otago in the winter of 1991 that Turner mentions. We ice skated down our gravel road. I miss it all in theory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com