'New Zealand Odyssey', published in 1989 by Heinemann, was authored by me, Don Donovan (who did the text and illustrations) and Euan Sarginson, who did the photography and design. In this series of blog posts, I will publish some of my drawings.
In 1987, this charming little hut was (and may still be) the Okains Bay Library. From the size of it I think I have more books than it does. I've often wondered about this sort of community library - how long would it be before a reader had exhausted its offering of books that might appeal to him or her? Perhaps it was topped up or stock-turned by a mobile library service, who knows?
Its real appeal is in the fact that a small community such as Okains Bay, quietly enjoying the peace of Banks Peninsula, had the cultural wit to set it up in the first place.
© DON DONOVAN
donovan@ihug.co.nz
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