Drawing on a rich and intriguing mix of letters, diary extracts, official correspondence and interviews - from an 1872 diary to interviews with the last of the lighthouse keepers - Helen Beaglehole brings together first-hand accounts of the life and work of these resourceful New Zealanders.
Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, Always the Sound of the Sea challenges the myths and romance of this isolated lifestyle and breathes life into this past era.
