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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. 1st Edition. This copy feels unread and has no faults. Maria kept a diary. When she married in 1867 she started writing in six leather bound notebooks, which still exist 150 years later, recording her journey through an interesting period in New Zealand's history. This biography uses the diaries and many other sources to describe the domestic life of Maria, her family, and her friends. This wealth of information has been turned into a fascinating and very readable story. Maria was the wife of Judge Thomas Shailer Weston. They lived in Hokitika with their growing family in the gold rush era and during the devastating scarlet fever epidemic. Later they moved to Christchurch for a long period where Thomas Shailer Weston practised as a lawyer and became a passionate supporter of education. Maria supported her husband but by no means lived in his shadow. They were friends of Prime Ministers, Bishops and businessmen. Maria gave sumptuous dinner parties, but also enjoyed taking her family to the circus and growing and preserving food for the family. A loving and pragmatic women who dealt resolutely with life's joys and sorrows.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. 1st Edition. This copy feels unread and has no faults. Maria kept a diary. When she married in 1867 she started writing in six leather bound notebooks, which still exist 150 years later, recording her journey through an interesting period in New Zealand's history. This biography uses the diaries and many other sources to describe the domestic life of Maria, her family, and her friends. This wealth of information has been turned into a fascinating and very readable story. Maria was the wife of Judge Thomas Shailer Weston. They lived in Hokitika with their growing family in the gold rush era and during the devastating scarlet fever epidemic. Later they moved to Christchurch for a long period where Thomas Shailer Weston practised as a lawyer and became a passionate supporter of education. Maria supported her husband but by no means lived in his shadow. They were friends of Prime Ministers, Bishops and businessmen. Maria gave sumptuous dinner parties, but also enjoyed taking her family to the circus and growing and preserving food for the family. A loving and pragmatic women who dealt resolutely with life's joys and sorrows.