Undoubtedly, one of the most beloved literary pieces is Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Everyone knows the story of the Bennett family; their lives, their loves and their dramas. However, the story of those working for the Bennett family remained…
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Sweeping tale of love and loss
Midnight in St Petersburg, by Vanora Bennet (Random House, RRP $38): It’s Russia, 1911, and young Jewish woman Inna Feldman has taken her destiny into her hands and travelled to St Petersburg. Her own family are long dead and the…
Life has moved on, not Bridget
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, by Helen Fielding (Random House, RRP $37) I loved the Bridget that Helen Fielding created in her newspaper column in 1995 which was quickly novelised in 1996. And while I could’ve lived without reading…
How an American city boy became a Kiwi farmer
Moon Over Martinborough, by Jared Gulian (Random House, RRP $40) We have all had our moments where we have thought “this could be the life”. You may have stood in a paddock or an orchard, the sun streaming down, looking…
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A City Recovers
Christchurch returning to its vibrant best: More than two years after the devastating September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes that left Christchurch in ruins, this book takes a look at the recovery and reorganisation of our garden city. We all…
Low cost doesn’t mean low flavour
Feed the Family for $15 or Less, by Sophie Grey (Random House, RRP $35): It’s easy to make food taste spectacular if you’re chucking expensive ingredients into the equation but making great-tasting food that will appeal to the whole family…
Taking a look at Mother Nature
Ken Ring’s New Zealand Weather Almanac 2013, by Ken Ring (Random House NZ, RRP $50): The weather is one of those things we all talk about: we care if it’s good, we are even more interested if it’s bad. Anglers,…
Inspiring high country battler
High Country Woman: My Life on Rees Valley Station, by Iris Scott with Geraldine O’Sullivan Beere (Random House, RRP $45): The description on the back cover of this book says “New Zealand’s high country farmers are a special breed” and…
Good value and lots of fun
Stickmen Book of Rugby, by Peter Vegas (Random House, RRP $20): This latest little offering in the Stickmen series focuses on that most Kiwi of games that had (most of) the nation glued to the telly at the business end…
Quick and Christmassy
4 Ingredients Christmas, by Kim McCoster (Random House, RRP $35): I hate to be the bearer of bad news folks, but Christmas is just around the corner. Really, it truly must officially be the festive season because a certain large…