‘To the table or to bed you must come when you are bid.’ And so begins the most passionately explosive love story ever told along with a recipe for Christmas Rolls.

First published privately in 1928, in Florence, Italy, English author D. H. Lawrence's final novel sat quietly in the world of literature until it was released openly in the United Kingdom in 1960 where it became a censorship sensation.

The smell of frangipani always, without fail, pulls me back in time to a holiday spent in Honolulu, Hawaii. Years ago, inspired by visions of turquoise water, swaying coconut palms, lush rainforests dripping with vibrant-hued flowers, ukulele fuelled dance parties and cocktail dreams served poolside, I booked a last minute flight and took my son to Hawaii.