Dunedin-based translator and music tutor Vivienne Sands has translated Christophe Baillat’s book Vera Moore, Pianist, From Dunedin to Jouy-en-Josas from French to English. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONFrom living in George St to fleeing occupied France, the remarkable story of an internationally esteemed Dunedin pianist can now be read in English for the first time. Thought to be the first and only literary work dedicated to the pianist, Christophe Baillat’s Vera Moore, Pianist, From Dunedin to Jouy-en-Josas was originally published in French in 2012. Vera Moore. PHOTO: Supplied‘‘I couldn’t put the book down until I’d finished it - I read it all in one swoop,’’ Mrs Sands said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 03, 2026 16:01 UTC