Language of Food (eBook)

The International Bestseller - &quote;Mouth-watering and sensuous, a real feast for the imagination&quote; BRIDGET COLLINS

Annabel Abbs (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
400 Seiten
Simon & Schuster UK (Verlag)
978-1-3985-0224-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A sensual feast of a novel, written with elegance, beauty, charm and skill in a voice that is both lyrical and uniqueSanta MontefioreEliza Acton, despite having never before boiled an egg, became one of the world's most successful cookery writers, revolutionizing cooking and cookbooks around the world. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and truly inspiring.Told in alternate voices by the award-winning author of The Joyce Girl, and with recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs is the most thought-provoking and page-turning historical novel you'll read this year, exploring the enduring struggle for female freedom, the power of female friendship, the creativity and quiet joy of cooking and the poetry of food, all while bringing Eliza Action out of the archives and back into the public eye.';I love Abbs's writing and the extraordinary, hidden stories she unearths.Eliza Acton is her best discovery yet'Clare PooleyA literary - and culinary- triumph! Hazel Gaynor';Exhilarating to read - thoughtful, heart-warming and poignant, with a quiet intelligence and elegance that does its heroine proud' Bridget CollinsA sumptuous banquet of a book that nourished me and satisfied me just as Eliza Acton's meals would have... I adored it Polly Crosby';Wonderful... Abbs is such a good story teller. She catches period atmosphere and character so well'Vanessa NicolsonTwo of my favourite topics in one elegantly written novel - women's lives and food history. I absolutely loved it Polly RussellA story of courage, unlikely friendship and an exceptional character, told in vibrant and immersive prose Caroline Scott';Richly imagined and emotionally tender' Pen VoglerCharacters that leap off the page, a fascinating story and so much atmosphere,you feel youre in thekitchen with Eliza - I loved it. Frances QuinnClever, unsentimental, beautifully detailed and quietly riveting Elizabeth Buchan, author of Two Women in Rome';A wonderful read' John Torode

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.2.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Themenkochbücher
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• ISBN-10: 1-3985-0224-3 / 1398502243
• ISBN-13: 978-1-3985-0224-6 / 9781398502246