Category: A few of our favourite things.
Birth. Death. Wonder ... One woman's journey to the edge of love and loyalty from the bestselling author of The Lace Weaver London, 1702. When her husband is lost at sea, Mary Burton Gulliver, midwife and herbalist, is forced to rebuild her life without him. But three years later when Lemuel Gulliv ...Show more
Category: A few of our favourite things. | Reading Level: near fine
The story of a child refugee who faced her fears, found her home and accidentally made history When she was just nine, Golriz Ghahraman and her parents were forced to flee their home in Iran. After a terrifying and uncertain journey, they landed in Auckland where they were able to seek asylum and - ult ...Show more
Category: A few of our favourite things.
The new novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin. Allergic to group activities of any kind, all her life Serenata has run, swum, and cycled - on her lonesome. But now that she's hit 60, all that physical activity has destroyed her knees. As she contemplates su ...Show more
Category: A few of our favourite things.
Mouth watering authentic recipes passed down through family generations from Gujarat in India, to New Zealand. The Gujarati cuisine bursts with delicious aromatic and vibrant flavours that pop and dance on your palate and will keep you coming back for more. Created by mother and daughter, Shobha Kalyan ...Show more
Category: A few of our favourite things.
Jane Mason wants everyone to know how fun and easy it is to bake bread at home--and how much better it is for you than any store-bought, plastic-wrapped loaf out there. You don't have to have made bread before to start creating delicious loaves. This book explains the basic techniques, and show ...Show more
Category: A few of our favourite things.
Te Kuia Moko is a taonga recording 34 Maori women, all bearing moko kauae (chin tattoos). First published in 1980 as The Blue Privilege , this new printing evidences the book's ongoing importance as a record of moko art. Biographies of the women are printed substantially as they spoke them, supplemented ...Show more
Category: A few of our favourite things. | Reading Level: near fine
Sara McIntyre, the daughter of the artist Peter McIntyre, was nine years old when her family first came to Kākahi, in the King Country, in 1960. The family has been linked to Kākahi ever since. On the family car trips of her childhood, McIntyre got used to her fathers frequent stops for subject matter f ...Show more
