Rugby has had a central role in New Zealand and in the life of Linda Burgess.

Trees become a metaphor for living. Linda Burgess reflects on the trees which have had the most impact on her life.

Linda takes us back to her memories of studying at Teachers' College and her early years as a teacher.

Linda finds that teaching brings her face to face with "the good, the bad and the ugly" of humanity.

Barry John is a name etched deep in the memory of All Black supporters of a certain age. We hear about travelling half way around the world to celebrate the life and career of the legendary Welsh fly-half.

Linda, and her husband ex-All Black Robert Burgess, broaden their horizons by travelling to France where he is to play rugby for the LOU rugby club.

Life throws a gigantic curve ball at Linda and Robert who are far from home in Lyon, France.

Linda reflects on the myriad trials and satisfactions of parenting.

The years have rolled by and in this episode we hear about Linda and Robert's experience of travelling, with their thirteen-year-old grand-daughter, Lucie.

Neither "sinister" nor "gauche" spring to mind as the ideal adjectives to describe Linda Burgess, but she is very much the "left hander" as you will hear in this, the final reading from her memoir.