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Cast Away, RRP $36.99
1704: Alexander Selkirk, navigator of a buccaneering ship in the South Pacific Ocean, is abandoned by his crew on a deserted island. An intelligent yet disagreeable man, he surely only has himself to blame for this ignominious fate. In Cast Away, Francesca de Tores reimagines in mesmeric detail and sparkling prose the real-life years Alexander Selkirk spent as a castaway on a desert island, the inspiration for the classic novel Robinson Crusoe. Ousted from society, left in the company of only a goat and a cat, his story asks us who we are – and who we become – when no one is around.
A Year at Awakino Station, RRP $45
Set amongst the breathtaking landscape of North Otago, A Year at Awakino Station encourages you to slow down, live alongside the land and embrace the seasons. Join Jaz Mathisen, her partner Dan Devine and their three young daughters as they farm Awakino Station – the third generation to do so. Pull up a chair to the kitchen table as Jaz shares more than 30 of her favourite recipes and cooks her way through the seasons on one of New Zealand’s most spectacular working farms.
