Eleanor Catton quote — “I grew up on the South Island of New Zealand, in a city chosen and bel…”

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I grew up on the South Island of New Zealand, in a city chosen and beloved by my parents for its proximity to the mountains - Christchurch is two hours distant from the worn saddle of Arthur's Pass, the mountain village that was and is my father's spiritual touchstone, his chapel and cathedral in the wild.

Eleanor Catton

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