Bøker av Ruth Shaw

A rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny bookshops in the remote village of Manapouri in Fiordland, in the deep south of New Zealand. "An extraordinary story." --Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller Ruth Shaw weaves together stories of the characters who visit her bookshops, musings about favorite books, and bittersweet stories from her full and varied life. She's sailed through the Pacific for years, been held up by pirates, worked at Sydney's Kings Cross with drug addicts and prostitutes, campaigned on numerous environmental issues, and worked the yacht Breaksea Girl with her husband, Lance. Underlining all her wanderings and adventures are some very deep losses and long-held pain. Balancing that out is her beautiful love story with Lance, and her delightful sense of humor. This will make you weep and make you laugh and make you want to read more books - and make you want to visit Ruth and her two wee bookshops. "Shaw's writing is pragmatic and restrained; her voice is so strong and assured that when grief appears you gasp at its intrusion and your heart stops a second." --Alexa Dretzke, Readings Hawthorn "Amazing!" --Jack Tame, Newstalk ZB "A fascinating, funny and moving story." --Nicky Pellegrino, New Zealand Woman's Weekly "Shaw can write about these peaks and troughs [of her life] without a skerrick of maudlin introspection or mawkishness. Battered and emotionally bruised, she marches on. In a word, dauntless, and it's exactly this quality that makes this memoir so readable." --Chris Moore, NZ Listener "Utterly charming and filled with equal measures of heartbreak and humour, Ruth Shaw's memoir will have you booking the first flight to New Zealand to share a cup of tea at her Wee Bookshops. Shaw has been a cook, a nurse, sailor and world traveller, and endured immeasurable loss. But with Lance, the love of her life, Shaw has found her place bookselling in Fiordland." --Booksellers' Choice Australia '"Compelling. Shaw tells her own story free of over-sentimentality or self-pity; she's straightforward, frequently humorous... Her resilience, optimism and willingness to help others is to be admired; her remarkable story is to be read and reflected upon as it adds another vital perspective to a NZ life." --Dionne Christian, Sunday Star Times

Heartwarming and charming stories of dogs and books from the bestselling author of The Bookseller at the End of the World.

Wild berries, nuts, leaves, and roots are all part of this beginner's introduction to Canada's edible flora. Stunning images accompany the identification of numerous common species and the provision of preparation directions for their edible components in this book. The section on poisonous plants that can produce blisters on the skin when touched is also included. In addition to being a visually appealing and potentially cost-effective source of flavor and nutrition, wild plants are a great complement to any diet. For anyone new to foraging or interested in learning how to cook with wild plants, Edible Wild Plants for Beginners is an excellent resource. Learn about popular edible wild plants, as well as potentially dangerous species that look similar, when to harvest them, where to find them, and how to grow with the help of Edible Wild Plants for Beginners. Anyone seeking to broaden their culinary horizons will find the ideal resource in Edible Wild Plants for Beginners, which contains more than 95 recipes and drink ideas. Vegetables, nuts, mushrooms, and fruits that grow wild in urban parks, rural regions, and along highways can be eaten. The natural world provides a wealth of low-cost, high-quality food options, such as a wide variety of mushrooms, herbs, and expensive leafy greens. You need to know when to harvest them, how to recognize them, how to cook them, and when to eat them if you want to enjoy them. Prior to collection, it is essential to know which wild plants are edible and which are poisonous.