Parallel Lines Annie Villiers & John Z Robinson ISBN: 9781877361920 Release: 11-2007 Subject: NZ Art, Poetry, Travel Format: Paperback RRP: NZ$29.99

‘This is the place where souls come to be mended’

‘Central Otago is a landscape of mythology: an heroic place of ample skies, sere mountains and valleys that will fry you in February, and freeze you in July.’

Riding side by side, artist John Z Robinson and writer Annie Villiers recreate the hypnotising landscape of the Central Otago Rail Trail. This is an enchanting tribute in paint and words, to one of the world’s most spectacular scenic routes.

In Parallel Lines, we are taken along the first rail trail in New Zealand to be dedicated to cyclists, hikers and horse riders. At 150 kilometres long, the trail runs through an astonishingly diverse landscape, much of which can’t be seen by car from the roads or highways. Through their complementary visions, Robinson and Villiers guide us over mountain ranges, past lakes and gorges, across the immense Maniototo plain; through snow and sun, river and blossom-time, through memory and the heart’s winding paths.

‘And along the way, you’ll find the kindness of southern souls, the welcome of tiny pubs and modern cafés, towns and dwellings sprinkled like rhinestones along the trail’s edge.’

Reviewers Comments ... ‘A charming artistic alternative to a guidebook…this is the perfect gift book for rail trail riders present, past and future.’ - KidsLife Website, 2008 ‘It is not often such a poetic publication as this is available to travellers in New Zealand . I hope this will be the first of many.’ - New Zealand Writers’ Ezine, 2008

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