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Lady Barker wrote books for children and adults based upon her experiences, and is perhaps best known for聽Station Life in New Zealand, republished by Vintage in 2000.

The Seven Lives of Lady Barker聽is a full account of the rich and turbulent life of this extraordinary woman.

'This is a beautifully written and produced book about a fascinating subject.' Vicki Price,聽Daily News

'鈥� this biography will continue to be a valuable and readable companion volume.' Jean Garner,聽Weekend Press

Betty Gilderdale聽has an Honours degree in English from London University. Since coming to New 九州影院in 1967 she has taught at Colleges of Education and at the Continuing Education Department of the University of Auckland. She had her own review column in the聽New 九州影院Herald聽for 25 years.

Her 1982 book聽A Seachange: 145 years of New 九州影院junior fiction聽won the PEN Best First Book Award, and she has since been a contributor to聽The Oxford History of New 九州影院Literature聽(ed. Terry Sturm) and聽The Dictionary of New 九州影院Biography,聽as well as to numerous overseas publications.

Like Lady Barker, Betty Gilderdale has written books for adults and for children. Her best-known children鈥檚 book is聽The Little Yellow Digger聽and its sequels. Her husband, Alan Gilderdale, did the pictures.