By Leigh-Ann Pow (HarperCollins) $32.99
Former Australian Vogue editor Leigh-Ann Pow has a house crammed with vintage treasures. Fashionably Worn is her stylish handbook for anyone who wants to do the same. From antique stores to op shops, furniture to fashion, she shares her advice on shopping up a storm. Some of it is obvious but there are gems here too like the cheats' guide to furniture styles through the eras, her ideas for presentation and for adapting vintage finds to suit your home and figure. This is a beautifully designed book, filled with inspiring images as well as tips on what to look out for, how to haggle and where to shop, plus lots of Pow's memories of turning trash to treasure.
Wild Blackberries
By Rosie Belton (Allen & Unwin), $36.99
A food memoir with recipes, Rosie Belton's warm-hearted book traces the history of
New Zealand cooking, from the 1950s when a good housewife turned out three meals a day to the present day when food has been one of the things that has kept spirits up since the Canterbury earthquakes. "When all else fails - cook," is Rosie's mantra and it's clearly one she has lived by. She shares memories of her childhood, as well as family recipes for pavlova and fruit sponge puddings. She reminisces about the excitement of finally being able to buy yoghurt in late-1960s Nelson, and real coffee, too. In adult life, she travelled and even more exotic ingredients became available back at home, so dishes like Berber tagine and Nigerian chicken stew join in with the nostalgia. Reading this lovely book is like sharing favourite family recipes and memories with a good friend.
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