Lisa Harper

Lisa Harper, author of the memoir The Wharf at Waterfall Bay, is an award-winning businesswoman and cheesemaker. Lisa’s life-threatening respiratory illness led the family to relocate to a remote farm on the Marlborough Sounds when she was a little girl. After obtaining a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Botany from Victoria University of Wellington, she completed at PhD at Lincoln University, under Professor Alison Stewart, director of the Bio-Protection Research Centre at Lincoln, after which she worked for two years in biosecurity in the United Kingdom and Europe. On returning to the remote family farm on the Marlborough Sounds, in 2003, she established a business making locally-influenced heritage cheeses, under the brand Sherrington Grange. In 2011 Lisa won the Rural Women New Zealand ‘Enterprising Rural Women’ award, and the following year was awarded a prestigious Nuffield Fellowship to study overseas.

Books by Lisa Harper

The Wharf at Waterfall Bay

Lisa Harper

The inspiring and entertaining story of a determined young woman alone, who overcame the isolation of her family farm to build a flourishing business.

A Perfect Mess

Lisa Harper

This book targets Christian women of all ages who yearn for a real, vibrant relationship with God but who worry they aren't good enough and don't do enough to merit his love and grace. Secondary audience includes seekers and the spiritually interested who have felt judged by church people and thus will value hearing about a compassionate Creator who actually cares about them as individuals. Women's group and Bible study leaders will appreciate the interactive questions included with each chapter.