■ REVIEW: Mothers Cry Too
Understanding postnatal depression

Advice, guides & self-help

Subtitled “recognising and coping with postnatal depression”, this is a handy guide for all new mothers and their families. It discusses the whole range of conditions from the fairly innocuous three day blues to manic psychosis and bipolar disorder. The first part gives an understanding of postnatal depression. This is followed by risk factors and […]

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■ REVIEWS: Wild Flowers of NZ | Landmarks of NZ | A Photographic Guide to the Fossils of NZ
Trio of quick Kiwi reference books

NZ books

Wild Flowers of New Zealand, photography by Rob Suisted (New Holland Publishers, RRP $20) Wellington-based photographer and conservationist Rob Suisted has produced a book packed with shining and colourful examples of the wildflowers of New Zealand. Early botanists were amazed by the plants they found in New Zealand, many of which are unique to our

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■ REVIEW: Private No 1 Suspect
Formulaic? Yes … but still entertaining

Mysteries & thrillers

Another easy-to-read collaboration from the king of quick reads: James Patterson. Former United States Marine Jack Morgan owns Private, what has become the world’s foremost investigation firm. It is used by the rich and famous, and by the infamous, to handle indiscretions as discreetly as possible. In this story, Jack himself becomes the prime suspect

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No Way Back

■ REVIEWS: No Way Back (Matthew Klein) | No Way Back (Andrew Gross)
Thrillers take different turns

Mysteries & thrillers

Picking up a new thriller to read while on holiday was a case of deja vu all over again … two books by different authors share a common title. No Way Back, by Matthew Klein (Allen & Unwin, RRP $30) I read the back cover of this one and was hooked from the start, but

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■ REVIEW: Carse Head & Crichton Park Farms
Farmers’ heritage: gritty determination

General non-fiction, NZ books

Intergenerational histories are treasures for local communities, telling the stories of the people who built the present. In this case the focus is on a farming enterprise, down and across five generations based primarily at Pukerau-Kaiwera-Waipahi, though also touching on Central Otago. The founding matriarch, Otago immigrant Irishwoman Alicia McKenna, had a hard and tragic

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