The Party Line by Sue Orr
A story of individual bravery versus collective complicity, set in a 1970s New Zealand farming community.
Photo: Flickr / Juan Salmoal
Recently widowed Ian and his 13 year old daughter Gabrielle are the new sharemilking family that arrives to work on hapless Jack Gilbert’s dairy farm in the small rural community of Fenward. Nickie, a local girl, soon chums up with Gabrielle.
Read by Miriama McDowell, recorded by Phil Benge and produced by Duncan Smith.
This audio is available until Friday 16 December.
Photo: Supplied
Sue Orr has a background in journalism and speech-writing and her first collection of stories, Etiquette for a Dinner Party, was published in 2008. Orr’s writing has appeared in anthologies, literary journals, and magazines. Since then she has published a second collection of stories, From Under the Overcoat, and a novel, The Party Line.
Sue lives on the North Shore and teaches creative writing at Manukau Institute of Technology.
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The Party Line - Part 1
10:45 AM.Jack Gilbert's new sharemilker and his daughter arrive in Fenward. Read more Audio
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The Party Line - Part 2
10:45 AM.Nickie and Gabrielle hit it off while Jack Gilbert shows his true colours. Read more Audio
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The Party Line - Part 3
10:45 AM.The peacock scarf brings trouble for Nickie. Read more Audio
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The Party Line - Part 4
10:45 AM.A mercy mission unearths a dark secret. Read more Audio
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The Party Line - Part 5
10:45 AM.Gabrielle didn't like what she saw and isn't prepared to let it go. Read more Audio
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The Party Line - Part 6
10:45 AM.Nickie's mum Joy is on the warpath. Read more Audio
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The Party Line - Part 7
10:45 AM.It's a Calf Club Day like no other. Read more Audio
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The Party Line - Part 8
10:45 AM.Everyone's getting hot under the collar in the small rural settlement of Fenward. Read more Audio
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The Party Line - Part 9
10:45 AM.Gabrielle and Nickie make a discovery that they'll never forget. Read more Audio
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The Party Line - Part 10
10:45 AM.Jack may be gone but what is to become of the farm and the girls? Read more Audio
