The Spirit of a Place
A New History of The Elms Te Papa Tauranga
$53.99
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2025
Summary
Hidden in the centre of a busy and fast-growing city lies an oasis of calm, a picture-perfect house surrounded by lush, well-tended gardens. Push open the wooden gate and find yourself transported to another world, into a slice of living history carefully preserved for nearly two centuries …
The Elms Te Papa Tauranga is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most important heritage sites, bearing witness to more than six hundred years of significant and at times turbulent history. The Spirit o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780473731847 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0473731843 |
| Author: | Sarah Ell |
| Publisher: | Sherlock & Co. Publishing |
| Imprint: | Sherlock & Co. Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.15kg |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 250mm |
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Sarah Ell
Sarah Ell was born and raised on Auckland’s North Shore and trained as a newspaper journalist before working in magazines and book publishing. She has a Bachelor of Arts in New Zealand history from Massey University and a Master of Creative Writing from the University of Auckland, and is the author of thirteen books for children and adults, including popular histories Ocean: Tales of Voyaging and Encounter that Defined New Zealand (2018) and Lost Wonders: Vanished Creatures of Aotearoa (2020). She still lives on the North Shore, with her husband, yacht designer Rob Shaw, and their two children.
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