Donna Hay – författare

"Mouthwatering and accessible." — Publishers Weekly

"Laced with good health and rich flavors." — Booklist

A gorgeous celebration of modern coastal cooking for family and friends by the internationally-bestselling cookbook author.

As spring turns to summer, Donna Hay delivers her most beautiful book yet—just what we want and need when planning fresh, colorful food made for sharing with family and loved ones.

Bringing us into her home on the Australian coast, Donna shows us how she crafts delicious, no-fuss meals and celebrates special occasions with friends. Sunshine, Lemons, and Sea Salt has the recipes, party menus, and the cheery, inviting table presentations to make us all shine in the kitchen.

With Sunshine, Lemons, and Sea Salt, readers will serve up a stunning variety of recipes for any time of day or night, including:

This is a book to turn to on a daily basis, a perfect house gift, a celebratory birthday present—the key ingredient for happy celebrations.

Is true love waiting in the wings for Annie? A fresh, funny and romantic novel with a terrifically engaging heroine.Actress Annie Mitchell is devastated. Her husband Max has run off with her best friend, leaving her with a stack of unpaid bills and the self-esteem of the last sandwich in a railway buffet. But salvation is on the horizon care of her agent, Julia, who has a tall, dark and disconcertingly sexy surprise up her sleeve. Protesting madly, Annie finds herself bound for Yorkshire and a starring role in rep''. The only problem being that Much Ado About Nothing has nothing on events at the Phoenix Theatre. Not only is Annie forced to work with Nick Ryan, Julia''s surprise and the man Annie ditched for Max, but something or someone is determined to see the Phoenix reduced to ashes...

Set in the commercial world of soap opera, a wonderful follow-up to Donna Hay''s first novel, Waiting in the Wings, with just as much feel-good factor.Jo is an actress on the country''s most popular soap, Westfield. It''s a far cry from her West End stage ambitions, but as a single mother to two young daughters she needs the steady income. Then ratings start to drop and the infamous Richard Black - known to actors as the Grim Reaper for his tendency to hand out multiple P45s - is rushed in to reverse Westfield''s fortunes. But Jo soon discovers that there is more to the Grim Reaper than instant, dramatic death ...Kiss and Tell is a captivating, truly romantic comedy where real life upstages soap life and where Jo''s every move has the potential to become tomorrow''s headlines.

Will Phoebe always live in the shadow of her more glamorous elder sister Alex? A wonderfully engaging story of love and sibling rivalry from the author of WAITING IN THE WINGS and KISS & TELL.Yet another of Phoebe Redmond''s friends is getting married and once again, as bridesmaid, she must suffer the mortification of a taffeta frock that does nothing for her figure. As if she didn''t have enough problems, her job as sous chef at a smart York bar and restaurant is like working in a war zone under the command of a psychopath chef. To cap it all, the man she wants, Luke, is dating someone else, and it happens to be her dazzling sister Alex. It''s tough. It''s even tougher because she suspects that Alex isn''t really in love with Luke at all. Then Alex rashly accepts Luke''s proposal and Phoebe must don taffeta once more. But Phoebe''s not the only one let down in love. One evening, into the bar/restaurant walks Will, all dressed up with nowhere to go. He''s just come from a wedding - his own - where the bride jilted him at the altar...

What do you do as a single parent when your kids don''t want to share you with anyone else - except the person you least want? Single mother Tess is used to having to fight for her disabled son''s rights, and is wary of getting too close to men. But Dan, at seventeen, is more independent than she realises, to the extent that he has taken it upon himself to bring his parents back together whether Tess wants it or not. Meanwhile, to their Yorkshire town moves Jack, a widower with a mountain of baggage and a stroppy teenage daughter. In this sparkling novel Donna Hay tackles tough issues with warm-hearted comedy as she writes about love and families - and being some kind of hero...

A warm, funny and touching novel about love and family, forgiveness and coming to terms with the past.Ruby Tuesday Moon grew up hating everything about her life. It wasn''t just her daft name and hand-me-down clothes; she hated being the daughter of Normanford''s only single parent, failed nightclub singer and resident goodtime girl, Sadie Moon who regularly turned up at parents evening dressed like Shirley Bassey. As soon as possible, Ruby bought a one-way ticket to London, changed her name and escaped for ever - or so she thought.But nearly twenty years on, fate has conspired to send Roo Hennessey, now a successful management consultant, back to Normanford. Back to the friends and family she once knew too well, and the boy who broke her heart. And back to the infamous Sadie, now in her 50s and still acting like a teenager. But as Roo discovers, there are two sides to every story. Perhaps the past is not exactly as she remembers it ...

A warm, funny and touching novel about two very different women with one thing in common - both are struggling to find their places in the worldFinn Delaney is a twenty-something woman leading a curious double life. As far as her father Joe is concerned she works in a beauty salon, but when Finn leaves the house every morning she has a very different destination in mind. Widower Joe has tried to turn his little girl into a princess, just like his wife would have wanted. Yet Finn''s one ambition is to join her father''s construction business and work alongside him. But Joe tells her the building trade is ''no place for a woman'', so Finn takes matters into her own hands - with consequences she could never have anticipated...Gina Tate has been brought up to believe that a woman''s job is to look good and say nothing. Years spent trying to please her difficult father and live up to her glamorous family have left her emotionally fragile. Ousted from the family business, she finds herself working for their arch rivals. Gina and Finn might not have much in common - but they both have something to prove...

An engaging and heartfelt romantic comedy about the two women who love Oliver Robinson. One is his partner and the mother of his children - and so is the other!Anna lives with Oliver Robinson and their 3-year-old son Charlie. But Oliver is still married to his first wife Eve, mother of his two teenage children. Eve is a dominant figure who insists on making her presence felt; Anna is young and beautiful, with a bright future. Each woman is weary of the other, insecure and jealous about the relationship Oliver has with the other.Petty squabbles about the division of Oliver''s time and money drag on indefinitely until a terrible tragedy leaves both women shattered. Forced to pull together through their shared loss, can they put their differences aside to emerge from the adversity?

A delicious romantic comedy about a girl called Lola Rose whose life is turned on its head when she discovers the true identity of her father.Lola Rose Lambert''s life changes on the day of her father''s funeral. She isn''t sorry that Eddie Lambert is dead - he was a bully who made her mother''s life a misery. And Lola finds out why when a dark family secret is revealed. It turns out Eddie Lambert wasn''t Lola''s father at all.Lola''s father is none other than Rick Wild, guitarist with the mega rock group Poleaxe. Not only is her father very much alive, but he''s also a big-haired, leather-wearing rock god. When Lola finally meets him, she discovers he''s a typical rock star - spoilt and self-indulgent with the maturity of a hyperactive five-year-old.And then there''s his dysfunctional family: son Jay, a roadie with a chip on his shoulder, and wild child Tiffany. The arrival of Lola in their midst could be the making of them - or the death of her!