'Beautifully observed writing about valuing the land we walk on, the air we breathe, and our interconnectedness.' Joan McKenzie, Newstalk ZB 'This elegiac portrait of working the land is both pertinent and perceptive. It distils the essence of what it means to farm the land.' The New Zealand Listener 'The book explores how Tim and his wife Kathrin try to work with the land rather than against it.' - The Country Not just for those with an interest in farming. Tim's considered prose and flair for creative writing ensures the book has a universal appeal. - Style Magazine While it's unusual for a farmer to also be an accomplished writer, Saunders has found art and farming can co-exist harmoniously. It has proven to be a therapeutic way of processing many of the challenges farm life presents.

Karla Karaitiana, Stuff. Coming back to the question of legacy, here the book does more than just find the rightful place of one man in his microcosm of family and farm history. Instead, it allows us as readers to feel his place as a creature inside the delicate seasons and systems of the planet we all inhabit-a rare and precious experience. Instead, it allows us as readers to feel his place as a creature inside the delicate seasons and systems of the planet we all inhabit-a rare and precious experience. Lawrence Patchett , Landfall.