{"product_id":"miss-bumbys-mission-jm-laird-9781914934919","title":"Miss Bumby's Mission","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1838 when Mary Bumby's brother John decided to travel from England to be a missionary in New Zealand, she went with him. And she took two hives of live bees on their arduous six-month sea voyage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story tells, in her own words, how both Mary and her skeps of bees survived this incredible adventure. When they landed in the Hokianga, she became New Zealand's first beekeeper. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on Mary's actual diary and accounts by others, this novel shows near-forgotten skep-keeping practices and what it was like for Mary as one of the few European women living in pre-treaty New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jm Laird\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914934911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914934919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northern Bee Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d","brand":"Jm Laird","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526658740479,"sku":"9781914934919","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_881efdba-3266-4ded-ad45-a588318e43f4.jpg?v=1737556802","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/miss-bumbys-mission-jm-laird-9781914934919","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}