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'In this set of three autobiographical memoirs the Author tells us in a very entertaining and very readable way her adventures over 50 plus years that took her from one side of the world to the other in search of adventure and a different way of life.'
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'This book of 163 pages(So you Returned to Sark) is thoroughly readable and I encourage those interested to read the earlier three titles first as this one is a continuation and in some respects binds the previous books together.'
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'Your books often brought a tear to my eye, and made me laugh by turns. I very much enjoyed them. Thank you.'
'Just couldn't put' (the books) 'down till I had read all.'
'So sorry to have come to the end. '
'I just wanted to let you know how much I was enjoying it and what a wonderful life you have led.'
'I've just finished reading your three books (one after the other I may add! !~) and absolutely loved them. I wasn't going to read just one and then wait till I got my hands on the 2nd and then the third, had to read them all in the one go.'
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'In this set of three autobiographical memoirs the Author tells us in a very entertaining and very readable way her adventures over 50 plus years that took her from one side of the world to the other in search of adventure and a different way of life.'
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'This book of 163 pages(So you Returned to Sark) is thoroughly readable and I encourage those interested to read the earlier three titles first as this one is a continuation and in some respects binds the previous books together.'
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Quotes from readers;
'Your books often brought a tear to my eye, and made me laugh by turns. I very much enjoyed them. Thank you.'
'Just couldn't put' (the books) 'down till I had read all.'
'So sorry to have come to the end. '
'I just wanted to let you know how much I was enjoying it and what a wonderful life you have led.'
'I've just finished reading your three books (one after the other I may add! !~) and absolutely loved them. I wasn't going to read just one and then wait till I got my hands on the 2nd and then the third, had to read them all in the one go.'
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In 1965 Ken and Chris Davies bought a two acre property on the small feudal Island of Sark in the British Channel Islands. Here they set up a guest house and Chris had to learn to master a solid fuel cooker, cook for up to fourteen guests and cope without motor transport, as cars are forbidden. Guests were met by horse and carriage and cycling was the main means of transport.
Eventually Chris and Ken developed a smallholding. They had to learn to drive a donkey and cart, milk goats and look after 200 hens and hives of bees. Chris also practiced as a private district nurse, helping the only doctor on the island.
‘So You want to Live on Sark’ is an entertaining true story of Chris and Ken’s struggles to survive. It is full of incidents, some funny and some sad. We meet many characters as we follow their progress from new
arrivals to experienced residents of this unique island. (134 PAGES)
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After seven years of running their guest house and smallholding, Chris and Ken Davies decided to have a two-year break. In 1972 they packed their suitcases and booked passage with young son Roy, to New Zealand calling at many exotic places en route.
Arriving in Auckland, they bought a Bedford 18cwt delivery van and the three Davies set off to drive all over the two Islands, from Cape Reinga to Stewart Island, living mainly in the van.
'From a Feudal Isle to Aotearoa' tells the true story of the trip out by ship, the many places visited and jobs the Davies took on the way, from Matron of a small Auckland Hospital, to running a motel and giving horse and carriage rides, in the South Island. (170 PAGES)
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Chris Davies Curtis’ third book, tells of her years as a District Nurse in New Zealand in the 1970's, with a few unforgettable stories of her experiences as a District Nurse in London in the early 1960's.
After leaving their guest house and smallholding in Sark, and following their two-year working tour of New Zealand, Chris, Ken and Roy emigrated to ‘Godzone’ in 1976. Chris took a job as a rural District Nurse just north of Auckland. She was on call 24 hours a day and was the only nurse when on duty, but she loved the challenge.
'From Queens Nurse to Godzone' gives true-life stories of Chris’ nursing, and follows the lives of the Davies family as they build a bach at Bethells Beach, join the scouting group and make local friends.(151 PAGES)
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In her 4th memoir,'So You Returned to Sark,' Chris and her husband Ken finally separate in a rather dramatic crisis. She finds herself almost penniless and with just one suitcase of clothes in England, with no job and no references. But she has Peter, who becomes the ‘love of her life.’ She returns with him to Sark to take up a vastly different life to the one she had, running a guest house and smallholding in the 1960's.
We meet local residents and discover the Island activities from the Water Carnival to Sheep Racing and from the Channel Island Music Council to the Sark Garden Walks. Chris continues as an Island Nurse and trains to be a Homeopath. She spends seventeen years in the Island she loves, but has to call on all her courage and strength to cope with her life there, especially at the end. (163 PAGES)
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Eventually Chris and Ken developed a smallholding. They had to learn to drive a donkey and cart, milk goats and look after 200 hens and hives of bees. Chris also practiced as a private district nurse, helping the only doctor on the island.
‘So You want to Live on Sark’ is an entertaining true story of Chris and Ken’s struggles to survive. It is full of incidents, some funny and some sad. We meet many characters as we follow their progress from new
arrivals to experienced residents of this unique island. (134 PAGES)
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After seven years of running their guest house and smallholding, Chris and Ken Davies decided to have a two-year break. In 1972 they packed their suitcases and booked passage with young son Roy, to New Zealand calling at many exotic places en route.
Arriving in Auckland, they bought a Bedford 18cwt delivery van and the three Davies set off to drive all over the two Islands, from Cape Reinga to Stewart Island, living mainly in the van.
'From a Feudal Isle to Aotearoa' tells the true story of the trip out by ship, the many places visited and jobs the Davies took on the way, from Matron of a small Auckland Hospital, to running a motel and giving horse and carriage rides, in the South Island. (170 PAGES)
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Chris Davies Curtis’ third book, tells of her years as a District Nurse in New Zealand in the 1970's, with a few unforgettable stories of her experiences as a District Nurse in London in the early 1960's.
After leaving their guest house and smallholding in Sark, and following their two-year working tour of New Zealand, Chris, Ken and Roy emigrated to ‘Godzone’ in 1976. Chris took a job as a rural District Nurse just north of Auckland. She was on call 24 hours a day and was the only nurse when on duty, but she loved the challenge.
'From Queens Nurse to Godzone' gives true-life stories of Chris’ nursing, and follows the lives of the Davies family as they build a bach at Bethells Beach, join the scouting group and make local friends.(151 PAGES)
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In her 4th memoir,'So You Returned to Sark,' Chris and her husband Ken finally separate in a rather dramatic crisis. She finds herself almost penniless and with just one suitcase of clothes in England, with no job and no references. But she has Peter, who becomes the ‘love of her life.’ She returns with him to Sark to take up a vastly different life to the one she had, running a guest house and smallholding in the 1960's.
We meet local residents and discover the Island activities from the Water Carnival to Sheep Racing and from the Channel Island Music Council to the Sark Garden Walks. Chris continues as an Island Nurse and trains to be a Homeopath. She spends seventeen years in the Island she loves, but has to call on all her courage and strength to cope with her life there, especially at the end. (163 PAGES)
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The first three books have been combined in chronological order, starting in London and ending during Chris' days as a District Nurse in New Zealand, in 'To Sark and Beyond.' (340 PAGES)
There is now an addition; "So You Want to be a Nurse" giving more details and stories of Chris' 40 years nursing, including training in UK, as a District Nurse in London in 1960s, 30 years in Sark, and finally a rural District Nurse in New Zeakland.
ALL THE BOOKS ARE ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR
There is now an addition; "So You Want to be a Nurse" giving more details and stories of Chris' 40 years nursing, including training in UK, as a District Nurse in London in 1960s, 30 years in Sark, and finally a rural District Nurse in New Zeakland.
ALL THE BOOKS ARE ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR
