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Christmas Feasts and Treats DONNA HAY Donna Hay’s bestselling classic Christmas Feasts and Treats – now fully revised and updated with many new recipes to make, enjoy and give away – will make your Christmas cooking and entertaining fabulously easy and delicious.

Don’t Look Away DAN I E L L E L A I D L E Y

Fearless. Tough. Uncompromising. This was the persona of former elite footballer and senior AFL coach, Danielle Laidley. Fearful. Vulnerable. Uncertain. This is how Danielle felt, for most of her life. For the best part of five decades, within a hyper-masculine sporting environment, Danielle Laidley harboured a dark secret. As a boy growing up in the backblocks of Perth, as a teenager and young man playing AFL, as a married father of three, she knew she was female, regardless of the gender she was assigned at birth.

Donna Hay takes the stress out of Christmas cooking and entertaining with this must-have collection of over 170 stunning yet simple festive recipes. Featuring all the nostalgic favourites and some fun twists on the classics, this is the only cookbook you need for the festive season. From easy starters to show-stopping mains, including a cheat’s glazed ham that doesn’t need studding or basting, to dazzling desserts that are sure to impress, and some special edible gifts, these recipes are peppered with Donna’s best-ever tricks and shortcuts to make it the most relaxing Christmas yet. You’ll also find plenty of beautiful styling tips to add some extra sparkle to the festivities. Also included are step-by-step images to walk you through it all, whether you’re attempting a glossy ham, succulent bird, fruity pudding or a shimmering trifle. Or perhaps you want to try your hand at a roast pork with the perfect crackle, a gingerbread wreath or a rocking rocky road? No matter what’s on the menu, Christmas Feasts and Treats will give you the confidence to have a very delicious and stress-free Christmas.

For years Danielle lived a compartmentalised life, managing her secret first with a relentless quest for sporting success and workaholism, and eventually with substances that dulled the pain. She covertly experimented with her transgender life but eventually rumours began to circulate. The walls started closing in. Then there was nowhere to hide. This is an unflinching account of what it’s like to know you don’t fit the body you were born into, and the desperate measures taken to mask the fear of being outed, of losing those you love. It’s also an uncensored behind-the-scenes look at elite football from the perspective of player and coach, where Danielle is both participant in and analytical observer of her double life. It’s about the courage it takes to step into the world as Danielle May. Released: 07/09/22 TPB | 352pp

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