Win books for Mum

Thanks to Random House NZ we have a copy of My Two Heavens: A Life in French Food, from Martinborough to Montjaux by Jo Crabb, and Screw You Dolores by Sarah-Kate Lynch, to give away for Mum this Mother’s Day!

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Screw You Dolores by Sarah-Kate Lynch
A funny, touching, endearing romp towards happiness by one of New Zealand’s best-loved writers.
‘In 1997 I wrote my first book about always being on a diet but never being thin. I wanted to call it Screw You Dolores after an anecdote that I felt summed up the attitude I wanted to promote, but my publisher at the time said it was too rude; that little old ladies might be too embarrassed to ask for it or booksellers might want to hide it in brown paper bags.
‘In 2013 I wrote my twelfth book and called it Screw You, Dolores. It’s about knowing when to do what someone tells you to do, and knowing when to tell them to stick it up their jacksie.’
This first book in Sarah-Kate Lynch’s Wicked Approach To … series tackles the subject of happiness, and how and where to find it — especially when you hit that milestone birthday of 50. Just like its author, it’s sharp, full of attitude, funny and sassy. Buy it for yourself or for a friend for a good giggle. And buy it because, as she explores how to make herself happy by ignoring the expectations of others, Sarah-Kate Lynch finds great wisdom, too.
Win Mothers Day prize
My Two Heavens by Jo Crabb
A memoir of restaurateur and chef Jo Crabb, the story of her enviable life between Martinborough and southern France, and recipes from her cooking school Careme.
Jo Crabb and her partner, artist Stephen Allwood, spend most of the year in Martinborough, Jo running her cooking classes from Palliser Estate vineyard and Stephen painting. Jo and Stephen moved to Martinborough in 1995, right at the beginning of the wine and food culture boom. They ran the famous Caf? Medici in Martinborough for 11 years before setting up Careme in 2009, and it’s fast becoming an institution amongst the Wellington dinner party set. Jo runs beginner cooking courses from ‘easy’ right up to ‘master’, mostly focusing on her love for French cooking techniques.
This is the story of Jo’s life in food, filled with recipes, and the story of finally realising her greatest aspiration by buying a house in la France profonde - deepest France. The book is beautifully illustrated with Stephen’s drawings.