A Literary Feast
Recipes Inspired by Novels, Poems and Plays
Published on 9. July 2015
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-84953-737-7 (ISBN)
Description
'One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.'
Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own
Prepare your senses for a feast of delicious food scenes in literature accompanied with recipes to bring them to life in your very own kitchen, including Turkish delight Edmund wouldn't be able to resist, roast goose the Cratchits would be proud of and cucumber sandwiches Algernon would be loath to share.
This book is perfect for anyone who enjoys spending their days with a book in one hand and a saucepan in the other.
Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own
Prepare your senses for a feast of delicious food scenes in literature accompanied with recipes to bring them to life in your very own kitchen, including Turkish delight Edmund wouldn't be able to resist, roast goose the Cratchits would be proud of and cucumber sandwiches Algernon would be loath to share.
This book is perfect for anyone who enjoys spending their days with a book in one hand and a saucepan in the other.
Reviews / Votes
'[a] neat little book... it's a curious read and might come in handy if you're hosting a book club meeting. Anna Karenina's mushroom pate, anyone' * Waitrose Weekend *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84953-737-7 (9781849537377)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jennifer Barclay grew up in a village on the edge of the Pennines and studied at Oxford before moving to Athens; then Canada and France, with travels in Guyana and South Korea, and after a few years back in England ended up in a village again - this time in Greece. She writes about life on a tiny Greek island on her blog: http://octopus-in-my-ouzo.blogspot.co.uk/.
She has contributed to Wanderlust online, Skyscanner, The Guardian, CNNGo.com, Blue Wings, The Globe and Mail and The Toronto Star, appearing on BBC Radio, Talk Radio Europe, Australian national radio and Korean television.
She has contributed to Wanderlust online, Skyscanner, The Guardian, CNNGo.com, Blue Wings, The Globe and Mail and The Toronto Star, appearing on BBC Radio, Talk Radio Europe, Australian national radio and Korean television.