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Passion
Living, Feasting and Writing deep in the Marlborough Sounds
Brief Description
Passion is the perfect word for author Marion Day. She is passionate about many things—life, nature, photography, good food—and unifying them all is her love of writing. A veritable 'feast' in seven stunning parts, not only does this book showcase Marion's life with her partner Steve...
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Marion Day is passionate about everything - life, nature, photography, good food. Unifying it all is her love of writing. A veritable `feast' in seven stunning parts, this pictorial journal showcases Marion's everyday life in an isolated area of outstanding natural beauty in the Marlborough Sounds, based on Living, Feasting and Writing.
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Passion is the perfect word for author Marion Day. She is passionate about many things—life, nature, photography, good food—and unifying them all is her love of writing. A veritable 'feast' in seven stunning parts, not only does this book showcase Marion's life with her partner Steve Podjursky in Clova Bay, a remote area of outstanding natural beauty in the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand, but it is also a story of local history and everyday life in a small, isolated community.
A Kiwi treasure and a breathtaking pictorial journal, Passion revolves around three themes:
Living - A superb insight into life away from the hustle and bustle of cities, noise, and traffic.
Feasting - Allows the reader to enjoy Marion's favourite dishes using local natural foods caught or grown on her doorstep and to learn how to use some unusual ingredients.
Writing - Delight in Marion's narrative, interspersed with her wonderful anecdotes, short stories, and poems, draws the reader into her remarkable life.
Marion's inspiration often comes from the natural elements surrounding her, and it is that which led to this book being written. It is presented in seven parts: From the Past, From the Land, the Sea, the Sky, the Mountains, the Garden and finally, the Heart—a union of 'living, feasting and writing'.
Marion is a talented amateur photographer, and the majority of the photos are her own. The book presents beautiful land and seascapes, with their moods, along with images that portray her way of living, with family and community.
Intermingled with the main narrative and photography are wonderful anecdotes, short stories, poems, and titbits captured in diary entries, along with a selection of scrumptious recipes—Marion's favourites—using local natural ingredients caught or grown on her doorstep.
Throughout, the back-to-nature concept involves a simpler, more relaxed life lacking normal everyday communication with the outside world. The book aims to share her story with all New Zealanders and visitors so they too can enjoy life in a small, isolated community. We hope it may become part of the area's history and also showcase the broader culture of our country.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780473471521
Publisher: AM Publishing New Zealand
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 October 2019
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: AM Publishing New Zealand
Illustration: 375 total - approx. 355 colour, including maps, 20 B+W
Contributors:
- Prepared for publication by AM Publishing New Zealand
- Designed by Charlton
- Photographs by Day
- Foreword by Harvey
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 208.0mm
Height: 266.0mm
Weight: 1500g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Marion lives in an isolated settlement in the Marlborough Sounds. She has written 13 full-length books and many short stories and poems. Her work includes young teen novels (mainly in the hunting/fishing genre, to assist boys in developing their reading skills), short stories for children, and a series of children's picture books based on NZ flora and fauna. Marion has also had short stories published and won numerous prizes and awards for her work, including being shortlisted in the 2011 Storylines Joy Cowley Text Awards, and winning the National Rural Women New Zealand and Ministry for Primary Industries International Year of Family Farming Photo and Short Story Competition in 2015. Her two bestseller biographies, Injun Joe and Blood Brothers, both about helicopter-based deer hunters, achieved top-10 status and sold several thousand copies each.
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