Ruth Shaw - The Bookseller at the End of the World

Ruth Shaw, author of bestselling "The Bookseller at the End of the World" and "Bookshop Dogs" describes with great courage and honesty her amazing life.
This is an incredibly moving and inspiring story of tragedy and despair, but interlaced throughout with many heart warming moments.
Also available on Spotify and other major podcast apps.
Episode Links:
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0:00 Introduction
29:16 Early Life
40:33 1963
1:07:08 Navy Wren
1:15:06 Stuart Island and Meeting Lance
1:23:37 Tahiti
1:29:53 Suva
1:34:15 Joshua's Death
1:38:54 Papua New Guinea
1:45:58 Pirates
1:51:16 Mum's Illness & Death
1:55:00 Tough Times in Australia
2:11:11 Pig Farm
2:13:53 Sailing Australia
2:15:04 Kings Cross
2:16:23 Lance Reunion
2:22:22 Fiordland Ecology Holidays
2:27:15 Marriage to Lance
2:33:22 Search for Son
2:41:45 Bookshops
2:47:48 Final Questions

[@tihanasimich3679]

What an incredible interview…thank you both!!!!

[@kiwitales]

Thankyou!

[@leiladunn9391]

Ruth's story went straight to my heart, and helped me to finally, at age 75, understand my life better. What a welcome sigh of relief. This podcast was amazing. You both spoke in such honesty. I cried in the end of the interview with both of you. You have both touched me in a permanent way. I will never forget you, and can't wait to tune in to your podcasts.

[@kiwitales]

Hi, thanks so much for your comment and taking the time to write! I'm really pleased you enjoyed it, and if the interview has helped in some way then it was worth doing! I have passed on your comment to Ruth. All the best, Craig.

[@a_k_406]

Oh, this makes me so so happy, thank you for this interview, I'm so glad to hear more from Ruth after reading her books! I was in New Zealand two weeks ago with my friends, and I picked up her first book in Arrowtown and I couldn't put it down! Just as I finished reading it, fate had it that I discovered her second book in a bookshop in Christchurch. I cried and laughed through her stories. What a spirit Ruth is!

[@kiwitales]

Hi, and thanks so much for your comments. Am really happy it made you happy !!

[@autumnweyland1252]

Hello there! I’m a young girl who has just finished her first book, and I am just speechless. The story of Ruth is so incredible, it really did inspire me and give me thought about many things in the world. I could not thank Ruth more for her incredible book🤍

[@kiwitales]

Hi. Thanks for taking the time to comment. So pleased you enjoyed Ruths book and interview! She is an amazing lady!

[@user-ip3dw5pn4c]

What an amazing story. I am from Holland and we are reading Ruth Shaws book with my readingclub of eight women. I searched on the internet for information so I can tell more about Ruth and her story when we will get together to talk about her book. Very nice to be able to see her in your podcast. While reading her book I kept on searching on googlemaps where ever she has been. It made me want to visite New Zealand but for me it is the other side of the world.Thank you for making this podcast.

[@kiwitales]

Thankyou for the comment and pleased you enjoyed it! We would love to see you in NZ one day !!

[@jadeeeemily]

What an amazing interview, the contrast between raw pain and pure joy is so powerful. Ruth is such an inspiring woman with a heartbreaking yet beautiful story - So glad she finally got her happy ending. I hope to meet her one day and get matched with my perfect book!

[@kiwitales]

Thankyou. Yes she is an incredible woman alright!

[@suekronfeld2492]

Thanks for sharing

[@kiwitales]

Thanks for watching :)

[@antheahellawell6237]

2.04.20 time in interview
No, there was not anything very much wrong with you in the way they would analyze. But years of, what I can hear, compounded grief.