Author Henriette
Gyland recalls how a terrifying experience inspired her novel
"When I was 12,
we borrowed my uncle's beach cottage on the coast of Northern Denmark,
something we often did in the holidays. I'd only just learned to swim
properly and was desperate to go in the water to test my new-found skills,
but my dad insisted that I waited until he had time to come with me. 'The sea
is completely flat!' I protested. 'There's still a strong undercurrent,' he
warned. 'You'll have to wait.' In the end I grabbed my beach towel and
sneaked off down to the water on my own, wincing at the way the gravel on the
lane leading to the beach dug into my bare feet. But I was
determined..."
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Make this festive
appetiser for a festive dinner party with friends
Camembert parcels (serves 4) 200g Camembert cheese 100g shelled walnuts 1 bunch of fresh chives 1 lemon 4 large sheets of filo pastry (from a 270g pack) 1 tsp olive oil Cranberry sauce 75g dried cranberries 1 pinch of ground cloves ½ tsp ground ginger 125ml port |
Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Saturday, December 08, 2012
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