Mona Anderson

Mona Anderson MBE (11 March 1909 – 3 May 2004) was a New Zealand writer. She is best known for her first book, A River Rules My Life, published in 1963.[1] In Pacific Affairs in 1963–64, American J. B. Condliffe described it as "an immediate best-seller in New Zealand",[2] while in 2017 a Christchurch City librarian wrote that its reissue was "a cornerstone of New Zealand back country life".[3]

Mona Anderson

MBE
Mona Anderson at a signing for Both Sides of the River in 1981
BornAmy Mona Holland / Tarling
(1909-03-11)11 March 1909
New Brighton, New Zealand
Died3 May 2004(2004-05-03) (aged 95)
Kaikohe, New Zealand
Notable worksA River Rules My Life

Anderson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1980 New Year Honours for "services to literature".[4]

Works
  • A River Rules My Life (1963)
  • The Good Logs of Algidus (1965)
  • Over the River (1966)
  • A Wonderful World At My Doorstep (1968)
  • A Letter From James (1972)
  • Mary-Lou: The story of a high country lamb (1975)
  • The Water Joey (1976)
  • Old Duke: The story of a hard-case horse (1977)
  • Home Is the High Country: My animal friends (1979)
  • Both Sides of the River (1981)

References
  1. Shoebridge, Tim (2018). "Anderson, Amy Mona". Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. Condliffe, J. B. (Winter 1963–1964). "A River Rules My Life". www.jstor.org. p. 456. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. "Mona Anderson's tale of High Country life". my.christchurchcitylibraries.com. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. "Order of the British Empire (Civil Division)". The London Gazette. 28 December 1979. p. 26. Retrieved 12 September 2021.


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