New books on display at Hurunui District Library from 12 Nov – 19 Nov

 ”Rifling through my drawers” by Clarissa Dickson Wright 

Bestselling author of “Spilling the beans” and champion of the countryside brings us her outspoken views, encounters and stories from her life as she travels around the heart of Britain. With her inimitable wit and outspoken views, Clarissa Dickson Wright opens her diary and takes us on a journey around Britain with this unrivalled collection of stories and anecdotes from her ever-eventful life. As celebrated cook and champion of the countryside, Clarissa’s year includes being propositioned by a burly greyhound courser, meeting the Chairman of the Sandringham branch of the WI, a fishing terrier called Kipper and taking on the Health & Safety officials at a rain-drenched County Show. Criss-crossing the country she introduces us to long-forgotten traditions and colourful local festivals as she meets up with extraordinary characters and friends old and new. Entertaining, poignant, but never politically correct, Rifling through my drawers is a breath of fresh air and proves once again why Clarissa is one of the nation’s true treasures. [Cover]

 “An echo in the bone” by Diana Gabaldon 

As battle-scarred Jamie Fraser and his twentieth-century time-travelling wife Claire Randall flee from North Carolina to the high seas during the American Revolution, they encounter privateers and ocean battles. Meanwhile in the relative safety of the 20th century Brianna (Claire and Jamie’s daughter) and Roger MacKenzie, Brianna’s husband, search for clues not only to Claire’s fate–but to their own fate in the Highlands. [Cover]

 “More peas please” by Kate Di Prima 

Do you dream of enjoyable mealtimes with children who are adventurous about trying a variety of foods? If so, More Peas Please is the perfect book for you, providing a wealth of nutritious solutions for fussy eaters.
The number of children with feeding problems, food fussiness or food group avoidance who are seeing health professionals has doubled in the last two years. Apart from a dislike of certain foods and an aversion to trying new things, some children refuse to eat ‘lumpy’ or ’slimy’ foods. Not many people know there’s a strong relationship between learning to chew and swallow and learning to talk. Likewise, there is a little-known connection between poor appetite, fussy eating habits and constipation. More Peas Please is the first book in Australia to provide an across-the-board guide to helping children learn to happily eat a variety of healthy foods. It examines the importance of feeding kids a balanced diet, helping them overcome negative responses to certain foods, and the significance of early feeding experiences on speech development. It also contains loads of easy, fuss-free recipes for delicious, family-friendly meals. [Cover]

 “The cattleman’s daughter’ by Rachael Treasure 

Born and raised on the rugged Dargo High Plains cattleman’s daughter, Emily Flanagan has lost her way in life. Locked in an unhappy marriage in the suburbs and with her heritage under threat as cattlemen are to be evicted from the mountains, Emily must return to the high country with her daughters to heal herself and seek a way forward in life. [Cover] 

 “Pattern, colour & form” by Carolyn Genders

This highly visual book is an exploration of creativity and ideas, using ‘pattern, colour and form’ as the key areas to explore and develop. The author shows how artists, designers and craftspeople find inspiration from a variety of source material, and how they translate that material into original and highly individual work. The book explores the wide range of ideas and approaches that people have, and how they then apply this to pattern, colour and form. Through interviews and analysis of work from a broad range of craft disciplines, the book discusses creativity in general, the development of ideas, and creators’ use of source material to produce work of vision and presence that is a coherent whole. The book is also a treasure trove of inspiring images that readers can use as a starting point for their own work. [Cover]

To reserve any of these items please contact your local library or email info@hurunuilibraries.govt.nz

 Avril