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This Piece of Earth: A Life in My New Zealand Garden
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In this captivating autobiography, the author magically weaves the story of his lifefrom a Banks Peninsula boyhood to the Executive Wing of Parliamentwith the seasons of his Wellington garden and mouth-watering recipes from his kitchen.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Like a stroll through the author's garden this book is full of unexpected delights. Part memoir and part garden musings with some recipes thrown in, this book is completely satisfying.
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