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ELIZA

HENRY–JONES

Despitepublishingthreebooksinasmany

years,penningastoryaboutlifeon

herYarraValleyfarmonpage 16 was

a new experience for this novelist.

BREE

LEECH

Whencreatingoursumptuousdecorating

featureonpage 79 thistalented

interiordesignerandstylistcelebrated

everything she loves about spring.

GrowingupinGisborneinVictoria’s

MacedonRanges,Breeenjoyeda

‘free-range’childhoodwhereitwas

onlya shortwalkorridetoplaynear

creeksorclimbtalltrees.Nowliving

inMelbourne,sheoftenheadsback

therewithherthreeboystogivethem

thesamesenseofadventure,admitting

suchtripsarealsoimportantrespite

forhersoul:“Thecountrysparksmy

imaginationandrechargesmelike

nothingelsecan.”Whenshooting

storiesforCountryStyle, Breesays

shefocusesonthe‘honesty’thatshe

feelstypifiescountryinteriors.Her

topspringdecoratingtip?“Bring

springinbyaddingfreshblooms

invasesanywhereyoucan,even

branches from a blossoming tree.”

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ELIZA HENRY-JONES, MARK ROPER

“Writingaboutmyselfwasdefinitely

outsidemycomfortzone,”Elizasays.

“Fictionalcharactersaremuchless

confronting!”ThisMelbourne-raised

writerfeelsathomeinthecountry

thankstoregularvisitstorural

relativeswhenshewasyoung.“I’d

regularlyfindmyselftrundlingaround

a paddockona tractor,feedinglucerne

tomygrandpa’sAnguscattleorchasing

feralkittensaroundmygreat-uncle’s

haysheds.”Nowadays,Elizasaysher

writingcareeroffersherthef lexibility

toenjoyfarmlifetothefull.“Iadore

beingabletoshapemydaysaroundthe

weathersoI canridemyhorsesand

workonthefarmwhentheweather

isbeingkindandthenhuddleinside

to work when it’s ferocious.”