All Book Reviews
Extract: Labour of Love: A personal history of midwifery in Aotearoa
Author: Joan Skinner. Publisher: Massey University Press.
Warm, engaging and important, Labour of Love is a story of a woman at her work, holding together the complexity of living and the growth of skill and wisdom. It is a reflection on what it means to be a midwife and a story of the fundamental connections that are made where living begins.
August 2023 release
Review: There’s a cure for this: A memoir
Author: Emma Espiner. Reviewer: Elizabeth Heritage.
There’s a cure for this is Dr Emma Espiner’s pukapuka about entering the hothouse world of medical studies as an adult, beginning in 2015.
May 2023 release
Review: Night Owls and Early Birds: Rhythms of Life on a Rotating Planet
Author: Philippa Gander. Reviewer: David Gadd.
Written by a world-leading chronobiologist, Night Owls and Early Birds illuminates the fascinating science of biological time and offers a stark warning to anyone giving up on a night’s sleep to get more out of their busy waking hours.
June 2023 release