– the perfect season to kick back, relax and dive into some juicy books. Whether you’re looking for a compelling true story, exciting fiction, motivational encouragement, a new recipe, or inspiration with your health and wellbeing, we’ve got you covered.
WHOLE AGAIN: A FRESH COLLECTION OF WHOLESOME RECIPES, BRONWYN KAN
This gorgeous, hard cover recipe book contains a fresh collection of healthy recipes from inspirational contributors across New Zealand. Recipes include plant-based bowls for one, to wholesome family meals and loads of yummy raw treats.
POSTSCRIPT, CECELIA AHERN
Get out the tissues! The sequel to P.S. I Love You is here. It’s been seven years since Holly Kennedy’s beloved husband died. She’s forged a new life but in spite of misgivings, agrees to support her sister’s podcast on grief and loss, resulting in a group – the PS, I Love You Club – asking for her help and drawing her back into a world that she sought to leave behind. Does embracing the future mean betraying the past, and what does it mean to love someone forever?
THE FEAR BUBBLE, ANT MIDDLETON
Ant Middleton, the frontman for TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins, writes an inspiring and thought-provoking book where he reveals his concept of the Fear Bubble and shows how it can be used in everyday life to help us break through limiting beliefs and barriers. Essential reading for those who are looking for powerful tools to push themselves further.
THE WRITING ON THE WALL, JULIET RIEDEN
On visits to Auschwitz and Theresienstadt concentration camps, Australian journalist Juliet Rieden meticulously researches the horrific fate of her father’s family and learns about the extremes of cruelty, courage and kindness and the tragic fates so many of them suffered. It brings her to an understanding of the struggles and losses her father faced, from which he was determined to protect his children. This story is important and covers a time in history that we must never forget or allow to happen again.
THE 12-STEP MIND-BODY-FOOD RESET, JESSICA SEPEL
In her latest book, clinical nutritionist and health blogger Jessica Sepel shares her 12 key pieces of practical advice and easy-to-implement principles on transforming your health by improving your relationship with food and your body. You’ll find information on synchronising the mind/body equilibrium with a balanced way of eating and relaxation techniques which help women move away from mixed messages around dieting.
WOLFE ISLAND, LUCY TRELOAR
For years Kitty Hawke has lived alone on Wolfe Island but she knows that one day, due to the rising seas, her island retreat will be swallowed by the ocean. Turmoil on the mainland brings her granddaughter, Cat, and Luis and Alejandra – a brother and sister escaping persecution – to her doorstep. As the mainland threats draw closer, they are all forced to travel north. The book is a compelling tale that covers human bonds, trust, isolation and what may happen if we continue to abuse our planet.
WEARING PAPER DRESSES, ANNE BRINSDEN
Set in the 1950s, we meet Elise, a city girl, who, with her husband and two young daughters, finds herself transplanted to a harsh and unforgiving life on his family’s drought-ridden, sunburnt farmland in northern Victoria. Daughters Marjorie and Ruby have to step up as their mother’s fragile state decays. Things come to a head when a tragic event occurs which sees Marjorie escaping to the city. In amongst the bleakness, there are humorous moments and a glimmer of hope.
THE COLLABORATOR, DIANE ARMSTRONG
Annika Barnett sets out on a journey to discover the truth about the mysterious man who rescued her grandmother in 1944. Inspired by real events and people, the story focuses on the fate of 1,500 Hungarian Jews saved from certain death by the actions of one man who, later, stands trial for being a Nazi collaborator. Was he a hero or a traitor?
THE GLOBAL VEGAN, ELLIE BULLEN
Even if you aren’t a vegan, the recipes in Ellie Bullen’s new cookbook are delicious and well worth making. Inspired by her travels, Ellie’s plant-based dishes are infused with her trademark and – find inspiration from well- known as well as dishes bursting with Indonesian, Indian, Korean and Japanese influences. Definitely one to include on your kitchen bookshelf.
GOTTA GET THEROUX THIS: MY LIFE AND STRANGE TIMES IN TELEVISION, LOUIS THEROUX
If you enjoy Louis Theroux’s TV , you’ll love this book. He gives interesting background information to many of his famous and, often controversial, documentaries and is candid about the occasions where he feels he made mistakes in his professional and personal life.