Kiwis Might Fly by Polly Evans
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELERPolly Evans was a woman with a mission. Before the traditional New Zealand male hung up his sheep shears for good, Polly wanted to see this vanishing species with her own eyes. Venturing into the land of giant kauri trees and smaller kiwi birds, she explores the country once inhabited by fierce Maori who carved their enemies' bones into cutlery, bushwhacking pioneers, and gold miners who lit their pipes with banknotes--and comes face-to-face with their surprisingly tame descendants. So what had become of the mighty Kiwi warrior? As Polly tears through the countryside at seventy-five miles an hour, she attempts to solve this mystery while pub-crawling in Hokitika, scaling the Southern Alps, and enduring a hair-raising stay in a mining town where the earth has been known to swallow houses whole. And as she chronicles the thrills and travails of her extraordinary odyssey, Polly's search for the elusive Kiwi comes full circle--teaching her some hilarious and surprising lessons about motorcycles, modern civilization, and men.
Polly Evans went to Cambridge University to study modern languages, where she learnt a bit about Spanish and a lot about men. Her first three books, all available through Delta, were inspired by the hours of rigorous research she put into these two areas, as well as a four-year career at Hong Kong's leading weekly magazine. Polly now resides amid London, where she is working on a book about her attempts to learn to ride in Argentina's horse-crazed culture.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385339940 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385339941 |
| Title | Kiwis Might Fly |
| Author | Polly Evans |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2007-03-27 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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