The first 95 years
A richly illustrated collection of anecdotes from the life of a 95-year-old Waiheke novelist and adventurer. Margaret Mills threw snowballs at Ed Hillary; danced in the streets on VJ day; worked for a bookie; ran a Queenstown B&B; raised four children; crewed on the Rainbow Warrior (and escaped from the bomb with minutes to spare); rode her horse Lucky on a long peace march and sailed to Greenland. Her life has been buffeted by tragedy and lifted by romance — and she’s learned a thing or two along the way.
The memoir of a funny and fearless New Zealand woman, and the personal record of nearly 100 years of New Zealand social history.
Margaret Mills is the author of the best-selling novel The Nine Lives of Kitty K, published in 2021. “A smash-hit novel ” — Steve Braunias, ReadingRoom.
Media Events for Anecdotage
TVNZ Breakfast interview. Chris Chang interviews Margaret Mills
Publication date 10th July 2025
CATEGORY: Memoir
ISBN: 978-0-473-74697-1
PUBLISHER: Pukerakau Press
IMPRINT: Pukerakau Press
PUBLISHED: July 2025
PAGE EXTENT: 484
FORMAT: Paperback
SIZE: 193 x 234 mm
AUTHOR’S RESIDENCE: Waiheke Island, NZ
Retailers & booksellers - please send us an email here to arrange to sell Margaret’s book, download the book info sheet here .
Press - please download the book information sheet here
The first 95 years
A richly illustrated collection of anecdotes from the life of a 95-year-old Waiheke novelist and adventurer. Margaret Mills threw snowballs at Ed Hillary; danced in the streets on VJ day; worked for a bookie; ran a Queenstown B&B; raised four children; crewed on the Rainbow Warrior (and escaped from the bomb with minutes to spare); rode her horse Lucky on a long peace march and sailed to Greenland. Her life has been buffeted by tragedy and lifted by romance — and she’s learned a thing or two along the way.
The memoir of a funny and fearless New Zealand woman, and the personal record of nearly 100 years of New Zealand social history.
Margaret Mills is the author of the best-selling novel The Nine Lives of Kitty K, published in 2021. “A smash-hit novel ” — Steve Braunias, ReadingRoom.
Media Events for Anecdotage
TVNZ Breakfast interview. Chris Chang interviews Margaret Mills
Publication date 10th July 2025
CATEGORY: Memoir
ISBN: 978-0-473-74697-1
PUBLISHER: Pukerakau Press
IMPRINT: Pukerakau Press
PUBLISHED: July 2025
PAGE EXTENT: 484
FORMAT: Paperback
SIZE: 193 x 234 mm
AUTHOR’S RESIDENCE: Waiheke Island, NZ
Retailers & booksellers - please send us an email here to arrange to sell Margaret’s book, download the book info sheet here .
Press - please download the book information sheet here
