Food and Drink 13


70066 THE PORNOGRAPHER by John McGahern


Michael, a writer of pornographic fiction, creates an ideal world of sex through his two stock athletes, Colonel Grimshaw and Mavis Carmichael, while he bungles every phrase of his entanglement with an older woman who has the misfortune to fall in love with him. But his insensitivity to her love is in direct contrast to the tenderness with which he attempts to make his aunt’s slow death in hospital tolerable. Sex and death are never far from each other in this novel which illuminates a variety of disenchantment. First published in 1979 and here in paperback reprint, 252pp. £7.99 NOW £2.50


68984 NO.1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY: Signed Collectors’ Edition


by Alexander McCall Smith A captivating portrait of an exotic world. Wayward daughters, missing husbands, philandering partners. If you have a problem and no one else can help you, then pay a visit to Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s only female private detective. Precious sets out on the trail of a


missing child, in a case that tumbles our heroine into a hotbed of strange situations and more than a little danger. Full of sly humour and set in a place of breathtaking beauty, this is a rare pleasure. 224 page two-colour hardback. Collectable and SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, each copy is numbered and bound in ochre, sun-burnt ‘hide’ suede slipcase with gold tooling. Reduced.


£50 NOW £12.50 70074 THE GOOD MAN JESUS AND THE


SCOUNDREL CHRIST by Philip Pullman In Philip Pullman’s hands, this sacred tale is reborn as one of the most thrilling and visionary stories in this new interpretation. This is the story of Jesus and his brother Christ, of how they were born, of how they lived and how one of them died. On that night in Bethlehem Mary gave birth not just to one son but two, one strong, quiet and calm, the other a sickly child. This is the story of two brothers, one impassioned and one reserved, one destined to go down in history and the other to be forgotten. In fairly large print, 265pp can be enjoyed by adults and readers as young as 12. Extraordinarily imaginative. Paperback. £7.99 NOW £3


66180 COMPLETE RICHARD HANNAY STORIES by John Buchan


Major General Sir Richard Hannay is the fictional secret agent created by writer and diplomat John Buchan, who was himself an Intelligence officer. Caught up in the first of these five gripping adventures just before the outbreak of war in 1914, he manages to thwart the enemy’s evil plan and solve the mystery of the ‘thirty- nine steps’. In Greenmantle, he undertakes a vital mission to prevent jihad in the Islamic Near East. Mr Standfast, set in the decisive months of 1917-18, is the novel in which Hannay, after a life lived ‘wholly among men’, finally falls in love; later, in The Three Hostages, he finds himself unravelling a kidnapping mystery with his wife’s help. In the last adventure, The Island of Sheep, he is called upon to honour an old oath. 992 paperback pages. Great value. ONLY £2


66258 LAND OF MARVELS by Barry Unsworth Archaeologist John Somerville is excavating the ruins of Tell Erdek to discover the secrets of ancient Mesopotamia. The year is 1914 and he is in a race against the beginning of World War I and the advances which are covering the region with bridges and railways. Local support is essential, but Somerville’s Bedouin contact Jehar has his own agenda as he seeks to raise a hundred gold pounds. Meanwhile, Somerville’s fellow archaeologist Howard Palmer has a limited commitment to the cause and is falling in love with his assistant Patricia. 287pp, paperback. £12.99 NOW £3


66833 CELEBRATIONS AT THRUSH GREEN by Miss Read


In the Cotswold village of Thrush Green, celebrations are under way. A statue of Nathanial Patten has graced the green for years, but little is known of the village’s most distinguished son until an unexpected letter arrives. When the correspondence shows that 100 years have passed since the opening of Patten’s mission school in Africa, coinciding with the centenary of Thrush Green’s own village school, the townsfolk decide to combine the festivities for a very special occasion. 152pp in paperback with line art. £8 NOW £3


67560 MAN IN THE PICTURE: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill


In the apartment of Oliver’s old professor at Cambridge there is a painting on the wall, a mysterious depiction of masked revellers at the Venice Carnival. On this cold winter’s night, the old professor has decided to reveal the painting’s eerie secret. The dark art of the Venetian scene, instead of imitating life, has the power to entrap it. To stare into the painting is to play dangerously with the unseen demons it hides and become the victim of its macabre beauty. 145pp in US first edition. $15 NOW £5.50


67990 LITTLE STRANGER: A Novel by Sarah Waters


In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. The Georgian house, once grand and handsome, is now in decline, and its owners are struggling to keep pace with a changing society. But are the family haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr Faraday know how closely and how terrifyingly their story is about to become entwined with his. 463pp. $26.95 NOW £4


68414 THIS IS THE LIFE by Joseph O’Neill


James Jones is slipping easily through life with a steady job as a junior partner at a solicitors’ firm, a steady girlfriend and a steady mortgage. Meanwhile Michael Donovan is a star - a world-class international lawyer and advocate. Jones was once Donovan’s pupil and he left that high-powered world behind him. Then out of the blue, Donovan contacts him - he has a job he needs Jones to work on. 214pp in paperback. £7.99 NOW 85p


68445 GRAND AFFAIR by Charlotte Bingham Unaware of the misery that surrounded her birth, for the first four years of her life, all Ottilie Cartaret knows is love. When she is moved to Cornwall, their fortunes seem set fair. Tragedy strikes when her mother dies and young Ottilie finds herself in unfamiliar surroundings, adopted by the Cartarets. They are a wealthy couple who run the Grand Hotel and she grows up spoilt by all the visitors, with the exception of the mysterious annual guest nicknamed ‘Blue Lady’, with whom Ottilie is unknowingly and inextricably linked. But the regulars of the now decaying hotel die off and the family are unable to adapt to modern ways. Only Ottilie has the means to save the Grand, even though she may sacrifice too much of herself. 479pp in paperback. £6.99 NOW £2.50


68455 NIGHT EMBRACE: A Dark-Hunter Novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon


Talon was once a Celt warrior cursed by his ancient gods. The dying Talon had made a deal with the goddess Artemis. He had been given one act of vengeance in exchange for his soul. He has sworn to fight Daimons and rescue the human souls they have captured, and he has never had cause to regret his choice until he meets Sunshine Runningwolf. This unconventional woman should be his perfect mate - beautiful and not looking for a long term commitment. 440pp in paperback. £6.99 NOW £1


69044 LAST STATION by Jay Parini This is an unforgettable portrait of Russia on the cusp of revolution. 1910. Anna Karenina and War and Peace have made Leo Tolstoy the world’s most famous author, but fame comes at a price. In the tumultuous final year of his life, Tolstoy is desperate to find respite, so he leaves his large family and the hounding press behind and heads into the wilderness. Too ill to venture beyond the tiny station of Astapovo, he believed his last days would pass in peaceful isolation. But the battle for Tolstoy’s soul will not be so simple. 372pp in paperback. £8.99 NOW £2


69423 WICKED COMPANY by Ciji Ware In the 18th century, the glamorous Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres were all the rage, beckoning every young actor and playwright with the lure of fame and fortune. But competition and back-biting between theatre owners, patrons, actors and writers left aspiring playwrights with their work stolen, profits withheld and reputations on the line. For a woman, things were harder still, as the chances of a ‘petticoat playwright’ getting past the government censor were slim. In this exciting and cutthroat world, Sophie, a young woman with a talent for writing, could lose all in the blink of an eye. Can she possibly succeed? 609 paperback pages. £11.99 NOW £3


69513 THE APPOINTMENT by Herta Müller A brooding allegory of life under the long oppression of the regime of Nicolai Ceausescu. It tells of one day in the life of a young clothing factory worker summoned by the regime. She has been questioned before, but this time believes it will be worse. And what is her crime? Sewing notes into the linings of men’s suits bound for Italy. ‘Marry me’ the notes say, with her name and address - anything to get out of the country. Distracted, she finds herself on an unfamiliar street and what she discovers there puts her fear of the appointment into chilling perspective. 214pp in paperback. £12.99 NOW £3.50


69533 ZONE OF THE INTERIOR by Clancy Sigal


Reminiscent of Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’, here is a spaced-out 60s anti-establishment novel. It tells the story of Sid Bell, an American political fugitive in London, who falls under the spell of Dr Willie Last, reminiscent of the radical ‘anti-psychiatrist’ R. D. Laing. This unlikely duo feast on LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, yoga, meditation, vegetarianism and psycho-babble, believing that only by self-injecting themselves with schizophrenia will they become true existentialist guerrillas. Set in mental hospitals, the Harley Street cabal of the ‘Sacred 7’ and semi-derelict churches that come complete with an underground tank for the woman convinced that she is a fish. Softback, 360pp. £9.99 NOW £2.50


69971 CHRIST THE LORD: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice


In her second book in a hugely ambitious and scrupulously researched life of Christ, the story begins in the last winter of the ‘hidden years’, culminating with 40 days and 40 nights in the wilderness. It concludes with a miracle - the turning of water into wine at the marriage in Cana. Whispers of a virgin birth have long surrounded Jesus. His brothers, mother and friends wait for some sign of the path he will take, some with impatience and others with incredulity. Both divine and human, he struggles with the demands of his family, the need for love and his overwhelming sense of destiny. Now aged 30, Jesus of Nazareth emerges from his baptism in the River Jordan to confront his mission, and the Devil. 242pp in softback. £11.99 NOW £3


69989 KATE HANNIGAN’S GIRL by Catherine Cookson


It is the early 1920s and Kate Hannigan is happily married to Dr Rodney Prince, who has willingly accepted her illegitimate daughter Annie as the eldest child of their household. When Annie meets Terence, she discovers a love and security that she never thought possible. But with her mortal enemy Cathleen determined to destroy her happiness, Annie must summon all her strength not only to keep Terence, but to preserve her family and life as well. A moving tale of enduring love and the cruel stigma of illegitimacy in those times. 350pp in paperback from the ever-popular romantic novelist. £3.99 NOW £3


70005 RUTHLESS NEED by Catherine Cookson Even in the heat of battle, Geoff Fulton would always carry with him the memory of the night he was on leave, when his timely intervention rescued 14 year old Lizzie Gillespie from the oldest of peril for a young girl. The year was 1937 and the place a rural enclave in County Durham and Lizzie had become Geoff’s companion helper to his increasingly handicapped mother. But in 1943, when Geoff returned wounded from the desert war, he found a Lizzie he hardly recognised - mature and very attractive. She comes to realise she no longer needs his support and becomes a woman with her own ideals and expectations. 334pp in paperback. £3.99 NOW £3


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70444 SAUCERY by the


Australian Women’s Weekly Sauces for pasta, poultry, seafood, beef, lamb, pork and veal, vegetables and salads, desserts and basic sauce recipes. These are triple tested recipes for success every time reprinted by popular demand in this glossy outsize softback. Herb and Lemon Sauce, White Wine and Rosemary, Sweet and Sour Lychee,


Fruity Prosciutto, Leek and Tomato, Lamb Gravy, Creamy Pesto, Sour Cream and Dill Sauce, Greek Lemon, Mustard Horseradish, Tempura Dipping, Basil Aioli, Seafood Cocktail, Cucumber and Tomato Pesto, Ginger Lemon, Mustard Saffron, Bacon and Sage, Fig and Port, Coconut and Peanut Sauce - all delicious. Superb sweet and savoury sauces - butters, creams, relishes, gravies, custards and fruit sensations. A deliciously appealing 128 page publication with hundreds of colour photos. Paperback. £9.99 NOW £4


70386 PIES, PIES AND


MORE PIES! by Viola Goren Our mouths started watering as soon as we opened this tasty bookWe warmed to the author as she wrote ‘… making pies is more an art than a science… Pies are forgiving. If the eggs you have are


smaller than usual, or if you run out of flour and have to substitute with ground almonds, don’t worry about it’. The book starts with the essentials for any pie, then basic recipes and, after that, it goes wild with fruits and berries, chocolate and nuts, sweet cheeses and apples, savoury cheese and vegetables to come to a grand finish with meat, chicken and fish. We have been totally overcome with lust for Freeform Fig Pie with A Touch of Orange, not to mention Asparagus, Parmesan and Olive Tart and Salmon, Mushroom, Crème Fraiche and Chive Pot Pies. Excuse us while we rush off to lunch. 144 pages 24cm x 21cm with bright close-up colour photos and conversion charts. $18.95 NOW £6.50


70608 ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF


WINE by Stuart Walton This is the ideal book for someone who enjoys wine and would like to be able to talk knowledgeably with people who know a bit about the subject. Stuart Walton has his own opinions about wines and their production so there are also plenty of challenges here for an established


wine-buff. Finally, if you are a host or hostess, there are suggestions for wines which go with a range of different foods and information about glasses, decanting and presentation. The basis of the book is an analysis of the 12 major grape varieties of the world, seven whites and five reds, including those produced on a massive scale such as Sauvignon Blanc or Merlot but also the flamboyant spicy Alsatian Gewürztraminer and the light and lively Beaujolais grape Gamay. The qualities of each grape variety are followed by a breakdown of production by region: for instance the section on Pinot Noir is followed by examples ranging from the highly prized Cote d’Or to the workhorse region of the Maconnais, not forgetting the great American vintages of Napa and Sonoma counties which benefit from the coastal fogs wafting in from San Francisco Bay. Following the grape varieties, the world’s major wine- producing regions have sections to themselves, from Bordeaux and Champagne to the Lebanon and Japan. This superb book is illustrated with 500 colour photos of grapes, vineyards and wine labels. 256pp, softback. ONLY £6.50


70612 400 BEST EVER RECIPES - LOW FAT, FAT


FREE by Anne Sheasby Low-fat living is the option of choice for the health-conscious, and we now know that scrumptious eating does not depend on fat content but on a balance of tastes and textures, flavoured imaginatively with herbs, spices and mouthwatering essentials such as onions, garlic, honey and


lemon. These 400 recipes do not require you to hold back on the puddings, and the big selection of low-fat desserts includes Crunchy Gooseberry Crumble, Fruity Bread Pudding, Hot Plum Batter and Baked Blackberry Cheesecake. Salad dishes are imaginative and include Beetroot, Chicory and Orange Salad, Fennel and Herb Coleslaw, Warm Chicken Liver Salad, Thai-style Chicken Salad and a Four Seasons Salad Platter. Cooked main courses cover many standard favourites, but the cooking methods are adapted to reduce the fat content, for instance Pan-fried Mediterranean Lamb, Mexican Beef Burgers, Greek Lamb Pie, Country Pork with Parsley Cobbler, and Turkey and Tomato Hot-Pot. Pasta, Pizza, Pulses and Grains provide nourishing and filling low-fat dishes such as Chilli Bean Bake, Peperonata Pizza and a low-fat Spaghetti Carbonara using turkey rashers and low fat cream cheese instead of the traditional bacon and egg. Every recipe is fully illustrated with colour photos and comes with nutritional information and a calorie count. 512pp, softback. ONLY £6.50


70698 A DELICIOUS WAY TO EARN A LIVING by Michael Bateman


Bateman was Food Editor of the Independent on Sunday from its launch in 1989 until his tragic death in 2006 following a road traffic accident in his rural village. Born in 1932, the illegitimate son of a cabaret artiste, he was brought up in Sussex and read English at Pembroke College, Oxford. He wrote a number of cookery books, a weekly cook strip and wrote a book on cartoonists called ‘Funny Way to Earn a Living’. He travelled widely, sampling the cooking of five continents,


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Summer Eating Light Bites & Cooling Desserts


70491 LOVE FOOD: SUMMER EATING ICE


CREAM by Susannah Tee The Classics, Pure Indulgence, Fruity Freezes, Something Saucy are the chapter headings in this sensational cookbook. Tantalise your taste buds with the recipes


and there are even some sauces for when you want to add something extra special. On a hot day there is nothing better than a scoop or two of cool, velvety, rich home-made ice cream. Try the Mango Sorbet, Orange Ice Cream, Coconut Ice Cream with Tropical Fruits, Amaretti Biscuit Tortoni, Peanut Butter, Chocolate Cookie, Honeycomb, Mint Choc, Chocolate and Rich Vanilla Ice Cream among them. 96 very large pages in glossy colour softback. £6.99 NOW £3


70492 LOVE FOOD: SUMMER EATING SALADS by Stevan Paul and Günter Beer


A three-colour classic salad of buffalo mozzarella, beefsteak tomatoes, basil and olive oil, salt and pepper opens the section


entitled Classic Salads. Warm Red Lentil Salad with Goats Cheese, Mixed Mushroom Salad, Italian Salad with Pasta and Greek Salad are meals in themselves. Caesar Salad, Waldorf Chicken Salad, Thai-Style Chicken Salad, Warm Beef Niçoise, Warm Mushroom, Spinach and Pancetta Salad, Salmon and Avocado Salad, Cantaloupe and Crab Salad, Wild Rice Salad with Cucumber and Orange, Three Bean Salad, Buckwheat Noodle Salad with Smoked Tofu and Sweet Potato and Bean Salad are among the tempting and flavour packed meals for any occasion. We should all be eating healthier foods and the fabulous photography in this book will inspire you. Welcome in the sunshine and kick start your energy levels with a delicious bowl of salad, guilt-free at any time of day. 96 page large glossy softback. £6.99 NOW £3


70471 EASY TO MAKE


SMOOTHIES AND JUICES by Good Housekeeping It is very easy to make smoothies and juices at home and any combination of fruit blended together will taste good. Just throw it all in a blender, add yoghurt or milk if you like it creamy or oats to give body and


whizz until everything comes together. Veg works just as well - carrot or beetroot will add earthy sweetness while cucumber with its high water content will give it a fresh, savoury note. Add ice and you will have a super cool chilled drink. Here are 100 triple-tested recipes including Citrus Gin Sling and Pina Colada among the Party Drinks and Punches, Blueberry New Yorker and Peanut Butter and Bourbons in the Sheer Indulgence section, Brazil Nut and Banana Smoothie and Raspberry Rascal Booster in the Vitality Drinks, Cranberry and Mango Smoothie in the Creamy Combinations and Fruity Carrot with Ginger in the Fruit and Vegetable Crushes. With step- by-step colour photos on preparation of all the basics like how to chop your avocados, carrots, watercress, seed tomatoes and prepare passion fruit or papaya. 128pp in glossy large softback. £5.99 NOW £3


69371 SUPER SALADS by Laura Herring


125 tried and tested dishes feature a wide range of main course salads, though most of them could also be used as a side dish. Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Thai and British influences are represented, organised into chapters according to their main ingredient. Tasty, highly flavoured dishes include


Five Spice Duck Salad with Chicory and Pear, Vietnamese Minted Chicken Salad and Hot Thai Beef Salad. Dressings such as Aioli, classic Mayonnaise, Lemon Vinaigrette and Blue Cheese are grouped at the end of the book, and mouthwatering desserts is included. 288pp, softback, colour photos. £8.99 NOW £3


interviewing chefs and food producers all over the world long before it was fashionable. When he began writing in the 1960s, food was not yet a subject taken seriously by the national press. He was the first to write exposés of food additives, prison food and school dinners. His wit, humour, erudition and passion poured off the pages week after week as he visited farms and factories across the UK, went to Brazil to find out about coffee and travelled to Hungary to investigate paprika. He launched in 1980 a National Campaign for Real Bread and was also instrumental in clarifying government labelling regulations. Without doubt he personally influenced the eating habits of Sunday Times readers, if not the nation as a whole, by promoting additive-free, low-fat, healthy food. He nurtured the young food and wine writers like Sophie Grigson and Oz Clarke and this collection of his writing spans the years from his early pieces onwards. 320pp with his own cartoon line art. £18.99 NOW £5


70362 FOOD WALES: A Second Helping by Colin Pressdee


In recent years Wales has undergone nothing short of a revolution in its food and drink industries, with both gaining an international reputation for producing fresh, innovative products of the very highest standard. Already famed for its bountiful,


beautiful countryside and coast, Wales has become something of a foodie’s paradise, as restaurants, cafes and pubs have sprung up to take advantage of this wealth of quality home-grown produce. From Michelin- starred restaurants to pubs off the beaten track, menus bursting with originality and flavour are to be found


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