{"title":"Elisabeth Easther","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElisabeth Easther has been a book critic in New Zealand and in the UK since 1993 when she started reviewing books on National Radio with Kim Hill. She later became the books editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleo Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, for many years was a regular contributor to the books page of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in London and still reviews today on radio and in print. Elisabeth is also a journalist, focusing mainly on travel, arts, literature and culture, contributing to magazines and newspapers locally and around the world. Her fiction work includes a number of serials and stand-alone stories for Radio NZ National as well as several plays, including the award winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeed,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which was awarded the Adam NZ Play Award in 2014. Elisabeth is also an actress, voice artist, and a narrator of talking books at The Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind. In addition, she has presented the television series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIslands of the Gulf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, following in the footsteps of her mother Shirley Maddock's acclaimed television series and book of the same name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"seed-by-elisabeth-easther-9781776951079","title":"Seed","description":"An always hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking new novel from the publishers of Marian Keyes and Dolly Alderton.\n\nSeed is raw, hilarious and so lifelike I kept forgetting I wasn't reading about real people. I felt every frustration, every high and every low as if these women were my friends. A heartfelt, funny, unforgettable read. I loved it. - Rachael Johns\n\n\nFour friends, two pregnancies and the mother of all awkward situations...\n\nHillary and her partner are eager for a baby, their sex life dictated by the automated texts from their fertility agency, MotherWorld. \n\nHer best friend Maggie is a single mother living her best life, enjoying a healthy relationship with her ex, and a healthy appetite on the dating apps.\n\nWith her youngest now at school, Shelley is returning to the office, hoping to prove her value at the gold-star advertising agency she works for.\n\nMeanwhile, midwife Virginia has made a career of helping other people have babies, but is suddenly yearning for one of her own. With no partner in sight, she cooks up an unhinged plan...\n\nHilarious and wise, this new novel from the publishers of Marian Keyes and Dolly Alderton asks the question- how far would you go to get a life?","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009815331052,"sku":"9781776951079","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9fdef22fa6fcefaf18a91a94dac53de2.jpg?v=1763510185"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/collections\/www.writersfestival.co.jpg?v=1764544217","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/elisabeth-easther.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}