Book in for some summer time reading
Looking for a good summer read and not sure where to start? The team at Western Bay of Plenty District Council Libraries have you sorted.
Here are their recommendations to take on holiday or for your nightstand, with a little something for everyone — including a young adults’ book, two recent adult fiction books by
Kiwi authors, and a recipe book to inspire you in the kitchen.
Take a look at the recommendations below and check online to see what other books we have available across the Western Bay library network libraries.westernbay.govt. nz.
■ Sense and Second-degree Murder by Tirzah Price
Reviewed by Angela, Library and Service Centre
This is a clever retelling of the Jane Austen classic with a murder mystery twist! It’s a young adult book but adults would enjoy it too. The familiar characters are given new personality traits and put into different circumstances but remain strongly based on the originals. Well written, witty, and suspenseful, it keeps you guessing until the very end!
■ Harbouring by Jenny Pattrick
Reviewed by Sue, Waih¯ı Beach Library and Service Centre
Jenny Pattrick has an amazing ability to bring history alive by drawing us into the lives of her characters.
Katikati
Harbouring describes the lives of a family of poor Welsh settlers and a young Ma¯ori woman at the time of Colonel Wakefield and the New Zealand Company’s 1840s settlement of Wellington. It’s enjoyable and eyeopening.
■ Remember Me
Norman
Reviewed by Linda, Te Puke Library and Service Centre
Set in the Ruahine Ranges, this enjoyable book is about the relationship between a father and daughter, the challenges of living with dementia and the secrets that lay buried in a 25-year-old mystery. It’s an emotional
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trip down memory lane with a twist at the end. Well worth a read!
■ Simple Wholefoods by Sophie Steevens
Reviewed by Leanne, Omokoroa ¯ Library and Service Centre
If you are embracing the refined sugar free, gluten free and plantbased trend then this is the book for you. Recipes that are nourishing, tasty and cost effective by using pantry staples and seasonal produce. Fans of the author will know her first book Raw and Free. This second book continues the recipe journey and helps you to easily change up your food choices for the better. Try out the ‘carrot cake cookies’ they are awesome!
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