{"product_id":"a-place-to-stand","title":"A Place to Stand","description":"\u003cp\u003eClare Ward is a country doctor living and working in the Hokianga Harbour area in the far north of Aotearoa New Zealand, a sparsely populated area where there are many health challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis thoughtful memoir tells the story of Clare's thirty-year working life, the people she works with and the remote and isolated landscape in which she practises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe explores what it means to be Pakeha in this deeply Maori world, writing about this with respect, while also acknowledging her standing as outsider.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClare draws the reader in, telling people's stories with dignity and keeping them safe and anonymous. Writing in an understated way, she opens the door into the complex world of a rural doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClare Ward works as a rural doctor in the Hokianga Harbour area in the far north of Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback, 272 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 216mm W: 135mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 518 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A\u0026U New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46427934130326,"sku":"9781991142429","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket-3_289671da-b674-4715-aa67-6b2d7b4c6185.jpg?v=1781860011","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/a-place-to-stand","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}