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Coriolanus - but this is different. Teddy tells her he’s been given the world to wear as a golden ball. She believes him and marries him, but the fabled shores recede when, after the war, Teddy returns in ill health. Joanna dares to dream of the Land of Green Ginger. 280pp in paperback. £8.99 NOW £4


71752 PUT OUT THE FIRES by Maureen Lee 1940 was the cruellest year of war for Britain’s civilians as the Luftwaffe mercilessly blitzed our cities. In Pearl Street near Liverpool’s vital docks, families struggle to cope as best they can. A nasty surprise for ever- cheerful dressmaker Brenda Mahon, and flighty Sean’s love for little Alice, show how life goes on even when it appears to be falling apart. Yet while Eileen Costello tries to hide her ruined hopes of happiness with Nick and do the best by her husband she had hoped had gone forever, Ruth Singerman returns having escaped from Austria. But even the joy of seeing her father again cannot make up for the bitter loss of her children. 459pp in paperback. £6.99 NOW £3


71753 THROUGH THE STORM by Maureen Lee


By the author of Put Out The Fires code 71752, this novel is set in 1941 when the war has irrevocably changed the lives of all who live on Pearl Street, Liverpool. Sisters Eileen and Sheila share the anxious burden of absent husbands, and Kitty Quigley joins the war effort by becoming an auxiliary nurse. Struggling to earn a living and with a baby daughter to support, Jessica Fleming teams up with Rita Mott, who is enjoying the glamour and excitement of the Yanks. 330pp in paperback. £6.99 NOW £3


72258 NAMING OF ELIZA QUINN by Carol Birch


This hypnotic narrative kicks off in 1969, when New Yorker Beatrice Conrad arrives to spend the summer in the ruined West of Ireland cottage she has inherited from her grandmother. She discovers the bones of a long- dead child in a hollow tree behind the house. The grisly find drives Beatrice to investigate the history of the house and its previous inhabitants, and with her we embark on a journey through superstitions and bitter family feuds, first to her grandmother’s childhood at the turn of the last century, and then back to the Potato Famine of the 1840s. Told in gorgeous language you can just about smell the peat. 343pp in paperback. £6.99 NOW £3


72262 A PLACE BEYOND COURAGE by Elizabeth Chadwick


The early 12th century is a time for ambitious men to prosper, and royal servant John FitzGilbert is one of them. When the old king dies and his successor is appointed, John’s enemies at court soon make his position untenable. He must join the rival faction or risk losing everything. His wife, the pious, pliant Aline is hopelessly ill-equipped to deal with a life on the edge, especially when John is injured in battle. As he recovers from his wounds, John knows the only way to protect his lands and children is to divorce Aline. Taking a new wife Sybilla, daughter of his enemy Patrick of Salisbury, Sybilla possesses a strength and courage that equals his own. The fight for England’s crown enters a new phase. 524pp, paperback. £8.99 NOW £3.75


72273 THE BRAVE by Nicholas Evans 1959. There is little love in eight year old Tom Bedford’s life, and even less when he is sent away to a brutal boarding school. The only comfort he gets is from his fantasy world of Cowboys and Indians. But when his sister Diane falls in love with one of his idols, Tom’s life is transformed. They move to Hollywood and all his dreams seem to have come true, but soon the sinister side of Tinseltown will cast its shadow. 2007 - what happened all those years ago remains a secret that corrodes Tom’s life and wrecks his marriage. Only when his estranged son is charged with murder do the events resurface and as he struggles to save his son’s life, he will learn the true meaning of bravery. 487pp. £7.99 NOW £3


72279 WICKED DAY by Mary Stewart The legend of King Arthur continues and the old magic never fails. The Golden Age of Camelot is coming to an end, and Merlin’s prophecy nears fulfilment. Arthur’s bastard son Mordred strives to resist the role fate has ordained for him, but is thwarted by misunderstandings and by the schemes of his sorceress mother. The confrontation that is as fatal as it is inevitable is played out against the darkened walls of the city of Camelot. Can be read alone but is third part of a superb trilogy. Paperback with maps and author’s note, 520pp. £7.99 NOW £4


72296 A LONG LONG WAY by Sebastian Barry


In 1914, 18 year old Willie Dunne leaves behind Dublin and everyone he loves to enlist in the Allied forces on the Western Front. There he encounters violence on a scale no one could imagine and barely sustains his spirit with letters from home and the camaraderie of the boys who fight and die by his side. But when he returns home on leave to encounter the growing tensions over Irish independence, Willie soon finds himself confronting unbearable choices regarding family, patriotism and duty. 292 page paperback, remainder mark. $15 NOW £5


72638 STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG: A Novel by Kate Atkinson


A woman working as a security officer, to supplement her pension from the police force, makes a purchase she had not bargained on. This one moment of madness is all it takes for her humdrum world to be turned upside down, and for the tedium of everyday life to be replaced by fear, danger and the first sparks of love. Witnesses to her Faustian exchange are an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster, and a reluctant detective ‘whose own life has been stolen and who has now been hired to find someone else’s’. Hmmm? Most intriguing. 371 pages. $24.99 NOW £5.50


72887 COOK’S FRIEND: A FOOD AND DRINK


I think breakfast so pleasant because no one is conceited before one o’clock.


- Sydney Smith 72910 GOOD FOOD 101


CHEAP EATS by Orlando Murrin


The Good Food Magazine series of user-friendly recipes in chunky small format excels itself in this selection of meals for people on a budget - which in these hard times surely means everyone. All major categories are covered: salads,


pasta, meat, fish, one-pot dishes and desserts, and each has a nutritional breakdown and calorie count. Bacon and Cheese Frittata is a main course to satisfy the ravenously hungry, as are BLT Burgers, Spicy Spaghetti Meatballs, Pork and Herb Meatloaf, Tuna Rosti and Florentine Potato Gratin. Bread and pastry dishes include a mouthwatering Goat’s Cheese and Tomato Tart and an unusual Herbed Cheese Puff. Lamb and Date Casserole, Summer Chilli, Pork and Potato Hotpot are all substantial one-pot meals, while desserts include Pecan Tart, Steamed Rhubarb Pudding and Coffee Ricotta Creams. No-one can afford, quite literally, to be without these cost-cutting recipes. 216pp, paperback, colour photo with every recipe. £4.99 NOW £2.50


72915 GOOD FOOD 101


TEATIME TREATS by Jane Hornby


A little of what you fancy does you good, and these 101 recipes for cakes, desserts, tarts, buns and other mouthwatering teatime delicacies are guaranteed to raise the spirits after a day in the office,


or provide a break from never-ending jobs around the home. Classic Victoria Sponge, Ultimate Chocolate Cake, Raspberry Cupcakes with Orange Drizzle, and Deep-filled Bramley Apple Pie are all sure to be favourites, but you may be asking what will happen to your waistline. Good news: all the recipes are calorie- counted, and quite a few of them come in at under 200 per portion, including Mango and Passion Fruit Roulade (153 cals and it looks wonderful), Cookie Ice-cream Sandwiches, Raspberry and Almond Tray Bake and Ginger Choc Chip Cookies, while Banana and Blueberry Muffins are almost there with 202 cals. The recipes have been chosen for ease of preparation and each one comes with step-by-step instructions and full nutritional information. Enjoy! 215pp, chunky paperback, colour photo for every recipe. £4.99 NOW £2.50


72911 GOOD FOOD 101


PASTA AND NOODLE DISHES by Jeni Wright


Everyone likes pasta and whether you are looking to feed a hungry family or aiming for a nutritious low- calorie snack, this book has options for you. Vegetarians are well catered for with dishes such as


Conchiglie with Tomato Sauce, Tricolore Tagliatelle, Fusilli with Roasted Vegetables, Four-cheese Pasta Florentine, Spaghetti with Mascarpone and Rocket, and Storecupboard Minestrone. Meat eaters will be more than satisfied with Rigatoni Sausage Bake, Leek, Pea and Ham Pasta or Spaghetti with Chorizo. Noodle dishes include Tiger Prawn Spring Rolls, Oriental Beef and Mushroom Soup, One-pot Chicken Noodles, Aromatic Soy Pork, Pad Thai and Asparagus and Pepper Noodles. All the recipes come with nutritional information and calorie count, and there is a special section at the back for low-fat dishes. 215pp, chunky paperback, colour photos. £4.99 NOW £2.50


73459 SPLASH PROOF


RECIPE CARD HOLDER by Reader’s Digest


Fold open the orange card holder to stand upright your spiral bound 20


sided recipe cards (four designs) in ten plastic sleeves. Each is a lined, sturdy card with designs like a salad, mixed fish, chillies and meat or a chocolate dessert along the side or in the corner to give a little flavour of what you are making. The card is lined for your own notes and jottings. The sleeves can be wiped clean with a damp cloth if splashed and the spiral binding opened out to add to with any replacement 6x4" card or postcard. A nice quality product from Reader’s Digest liquidated stock.


ONLY £2.25


73184 ITALIAN AT HOME: Favourite Restaurant-Style Recipes


by Publications International Ltd and Shutterstock


If you have been looking for a great Italian restaurant, now you have found it - at home! Why go out when you can easily create restaurant-inspired meals in your own kitchen? The recipes in this


unusual book certainly have simple-to-make directions. No standing over a hot stove for hours. Just follow the basic directions and Ecco! delicious Italian food in a jiffy. Here is the whole gamut: starters, super slices, perfect pizzas, pasta bowls, traditional Sunday suppers, desserts and drinks. From Margherita Panini Bites through Quick Pasta Puttanesca and Blackberry Panna Cotta to Smooth Mocha Coffee, here is a gourmet’s gratification. 192 pages 23.5cm x 17.5cm in gorgeous colour, with metric conversion chart. ONLY £6


Miscellany of Wit and Wisdom by Alastair Williams and Kath Walker


Did you know that the Roman Emperor Constantine I banned sausages and decreed it a sin to eat one because of their link to pagan festivals? Apparently, Oliver Cromwell did the same with Eccles cakes so it was not only the


Romans who were nuts, then. This amusing and useful little book provides the perfect tool for making friends and breaking the ice at parties. There is also practical advice such as how to carve vegetable garnishes - as they do in posh Chinese restaurants - and which glasses to use for Tom Collins cocktails. We saved the best till last. ‘Drink ere you eat/ And while you eat/And after you have eaten!’ Cheers. 207 pocket-sized pages with line drawings. £9.99 NOW £3


72186 GROGAN’S COMPANION TO DRINK:


The A-Z of Alcohol by Peter Grogan This fact-packed volume covers a multitude of drinks, and prices of wines are conveniently codified. So if you are in doubt about Zweigelt, you will learn that it is an ‘alphabetically challenged red grape variety’ planted in Austria. Or are you ignorant of the make-up of Black Velvet? Just layer equal parts of chilled stout and champagne in a flute glass. The subject matter is treated generically and/or geographically, so you should not have too much trouble in finding out how to spot the difference between a £5 and a £50 bottle of wine, or how to pronounce Saku Õlletenhase. And we bet that you will be tempted to buy this bibulous book just to discover what an Eau de Vie de Viper is! 436 pages. £25 NOW £5


72429 APPLES: An Appreciation by Graham Stewart-Reed


Apples are so familiar and almost commonplace that we take them for granted, yet it is easy to forget that there is much, much more to the humble apple than a teacher’s favourite snack or a wholesome pie. With thousands of varieties grown worldwide, the apple is tasty, healthy and a feature of many recipes, customs and celebrations. Part of our history and culture, it has influenced art, literature and music and, if the story about Newton is true, even science. Our language is full of apple-related sayings and even the biggest name in technology stole the word from the Beatles! Bad apples and famous apples, apple bobbing, Christmas decorations, Apple Fizz, Celery, Tomato and Apple Drink to calm shattered nerves, Blue Cheese and Apple Bread, Toffee Apple Tart, Roast Pheasant with Apple and Cider, the fragrance and the flavour is celebrated together with crab apples, orchards and organisations worldwide. 224 page glossy softback packed with colour photos. £12.99 NOW £3


72766 GORGEOUS CAKES by Annie Bell


Gorgeous cakes are not the sole preserve of professional chefs. Here you will find 100 ideas from comforting favourites to essential classics, wickedly indulgent chocolate cakes and sublimely creamy cheesecakes to fashion


cakes and perfect pancakes. Plus Ice Cream Cake, Christmas Cake, Easter Egg Brownies, Open Mince Pies, Towering Alaska, Cherry Crumble Cake, Rich Lemon Curd Sponge, Orange Sugar Puffs, Pistachio and White Chocolate Buns and dozens of tea time treats. 192pp, large softback. £9.99 NOW £3


72444 COUNTRY COOKING edited by Suzanne Smith


Lentils are cheap and full of fibre and protein in the delicious Coriander and Lentil Soup recipe or yummy Savoury Potato Scones with Cheese and Chives, Sizzling Sausage Bake, Potato and Chicken Goulash, Mixed Potato Crisps, Stuffed Aubergines, Penne with Broccoli, Thai Fishcakes, to Rhubarb and Orange Pots and Carob Cake. All tried and tested in the author’s own farmhouse kitchen. 224 page large softback, colour illus. £12.99 NOW £2.50


72612 HOT CHOCOLATE by Michael Turback Today’s hot chocolates are brimming with extraordinary flavours like cayenne, vanilla beans, Nutella, buttered rum, pistachios, wasabi, peanut butter and malted milk balls. Featuring White Chocolate Foam, Marshmallow Cream and frozen and fondue versions, the 60 recipes presented here are setting trend in haute chocolate consumption. There are luxurious concoctions from ancient Latin American originals to European café classics. 150pp in paperback, colour photos. $9.95 NOW £3


72442 CLASSIC CHINESE COOKERY by Ann Nicol


Pot Sticker Dumplings made with Chinese barbecued pork and dry sherry, Hot and Sour Soup with Chicken Stock, Sweet and Sour Prawns, Lemon Chicken, Beef with Broccoli, Chilli Pork and from the Noodles, Rice and Vegetable section delicious Egg Fried Rice and Braised Aubergines. Equipment needs and ingredient tips, this is a most enjoyable guide to creating Chinese meals for every occasion. 96pp in softback, colour photos. £7.99 NOW £2


72648 FRENCH MENU COOKBOOK by Richard Olney


Starting in autumn, a Sorrel Soup is followed by Salmis of Pheasant, cheeses and Orange Jelly, while an less formal dinner menu might be Baked Trout or Sautéed Kidneys. A simple meal features Boiled Pigs’ Tails, Goat Cheeses and Perigord Pudding. Informal spring menus include Marinated Raw Sardine Fillets, Grilled Steak and Apple Tatin, and a simple summer lunch starts with Warm Green Beans and goes on to Provenc?al Braised Beef, fruit and nuts. Step-by-step instructions. 447pp, paperback.


£14.99 NOW £5.50 72931 A WORLD OF CAKE: 150 Recipes for


Sweet Traditions from Cultures Near and Far by Krystina Castella


A world of cake - how paradisiacal that sounds - and when you open this tempting book your eyes and your taste buds will reel. Here are mouth-watering goodies from every corner of the globe - sugar, spice and doughnuts from North America, the romance of berries and liqueur topped with cream from Scandinavia, milk sweets and dumplings from the Indian Subcontinent, deep-fried nibbles and crunchy bananas from Africa, street sweets and festive quinceañera from Latin America and many, many more. To tantalize your senses, the book opens with a tour of cake history, culture and language which reveals surprising facts. How about startling your friends and family with Cherokee Wild Huckleberry Cake, going on to Bahn Bo Nuong (Cow Cake) and then Chin-Chin? 343 softback pages 27.5cm x 23cm, photographed in glorious colour, with metric conversions.


£17.99 NOW £6


72827 CUTE COOKIES edited by Kyle Cathie Remember Jammie Dodgers, or does your mouth water at the thought of decadent chocolate-drenched Coco-nib Cookies or the healthier Orange Tuiles on page 66? Here is a collection of cookies for all tastes and occasions, savoury and sweet, including vegan and gluten free options such as Peach Biscuits (page 58), Chocolate Peanut and Fudge Cookies (page 37) or for those with a really sweet tooth indulge in a piece of comforting Chocolate Shortbread or Date Walnut and Lemon Cookies. Try Brown Caramel Biscuits or Double Dark Chocolate, Pecan and Ginger Cookies. Plus Christmas and celebratory ideas. Colour photos, clear instructions and prep and cooking time. 128 page large softback. £6.99 NOW £3


72833 MATTHEW BIGGS’S COMPLETE BOOK


OF VEGETABLES: Revised Edition by Matthew Biggs


Vegetarians and vegetable lovers give a loud cheer. Not only is this a vegetable book like no other, perfect for gardener, botanist and cook, and an essential guide to successful vegetable gardening for all, but it also contains 150 mouth-watering recipes, with detailed notes on nutritional values and recommended varieties for culinary use. It covers over 90 vegetables, from familiar favourites such as lettuce, tomatoes and runner beans to the more exotic karela, doodhi, oriental mustard and wasabi. There is practical advice on how to grow top-quality plants from propagation to harvest, wherever you raise them, in containers, grow bags or under glass. Enjoy Custard Marrow with Bacon and Cheese, the Carrot and Raisin Cake and the Gumbo and, of course, all these recipes are so good for you. 280 pages 27cm by 23cm. Colour. £16.99 NOW £5.50


72884 LIGHTEN UP: Light, Fresh, Modern, Healthy Food


by Jill Duplex and Petrina Tinslay By having a proper breakfast, eating fewer carbs, falling in love with fish, fresh fruit and vegetables, and drinking water as well as wine, you will lower your cholesterol and blood pressure and your skin will clear. Here are 100 great, easy-to-follow recipes that cover everything from energising breakfasts and revitalising salads to working lunches, comfort-me soups, and fast weekday suppers, as well as those all-important fruity puddings, and entertaining ideas for the weekend. Banana Split for breakfast, Japanese Mushroom Noodles or Chicken Tortilla Soup with Avocado for lunch, followed by Berry Pancakes, are all delicious and good for you. 224 paperback pages 24cm x 19cm. Close-up colour photos. £12.99 NOW £4


72904 CUPCAKES by Igloo Books


Delicious, fun, tasty morsels to pop into your mouth, cupcakes can come in all shapes and sizes from fun kids Caterpillar, Skeleton and Bee Sting Cupcakes to Carrot Cupcakes and the more healthy Apple, Banana and good old Fairy Cakes. Each of the 48 recipes is printed on a sturdy postcard sized card with a colour photograph on


the front and prep and cooking time and how many cupcakes it will make with ingredients, decoration and method on the reverse. Includes a big wooden spoon, two sizes of paper cases, three nozzles and a piping bag, white plastic reusable egg separator and four measuring spoons. Step-by-step instructions and beautiful photography.


£14.99 NOW £5.50


72914 FAMILY MEALS FOR A FIVER! Over 250 Tried and Tested Recipes


and Ideas for Budget Meals and Cooking with Leftovers edited by Emma Marsden Here is a most useful book packed with clever ways to save you time and money and help you budget for family meals. There are handy habits to adopt while shopping, and key notes on avoiding waste. Here are classic old favourites and new recipes too. We were particularly impressed by the Leftover Roast Chicken Soup, the Smoked Haddock and Potato Pie and the Cinnamon Pancakes. Cheap and tasty. 257 pages 25.5cm x 19.5cm illustrated with close-up colour photos and with metric conversion chart. £14.99 NOW £5


72920 MEAT, GAME AND POULTRY COOKBOOK: The Cook’s Guide to Preparing


and Cooking Meat edited by Sarah Banbery As well as classic dishes such as roasts, casseroles, stews, pies and the essential accompaniments, it also includes recipes for all the best starters, snacks, barbecue


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