It’s two Irish books in a row. After my last post on Donal Ryan’s 2020 novel Strange flowers, I now turn to Girl in the making, the first novel by the Irish writer, Anna Fitzgerald. Continue reading “Food and the making of a girl”
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Food and belonging
In the novel Strange flowers by the Irish writer, Donal Ryan, characters struggle to fit in and feel they belong. Continue reading “Food and belonging”
Christmas Cake – again
With Christmas being just over five weeks away, and faced with a quieter weekend than normal, it seemed an opportune moment to make this year’s Christmas cake. Continue reading “Christmas Cake – again”
Food as legacy
Tom Lake, the latest novel by the American writer Ann Patchett, is a story about families and relationships, about finding the value in the everyday and understanding what really matters. Continue reading “Food as legacy”