Sylvia Plath's Tomato Soup Cake (a Compendium Of Classic Authors' Favourite Recipes - 'i Couldn't Possibly Love This Book More!' (nigella Lawson))

By (author) Various; Introduction by Wilson Bee
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Dine with beloved writers in this ''utterly charming'' (Nina Stibbe) new anthology of their very own favourite recipes, introduced by Bee Wilson.
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Dine with beloved writers in this ''utterly charming'' (Nina Stibbe) new anthology of their very own favourite recipes, introduced by Bee Wilson.

Agatha Christie''s hot bean salad.
Jack Kerouac''s green pea soup.
Allen Ginsberg''s cold summer borscht.
Daphne du Maurier''s sloe gin.
Christopher Isherwood''s brownies.
Joan Didion''s Mexican chicken.
George Orwell''s plum cake.

Have you ever wondered what your favourite classic authors cooked - whether as an intimate snack for one or as their showstopping dinner party special? Here''s your chance to wine and dine with the world''s most famous writers in a gorgeous new collection of their most-loved recipes, curated from their archives, letters and diaries. Whet your appetite: there are culinary treats and eccentricities in store ...

Biographical note:
Bee Wilson is a home cook, journalist and writer, who Yotam Ottolenghi has called ''the ultimate food scholar''. She writes for a wide range of publications including the Guardian and is the author of six acclaimed books, including Consider the Fork and The Secret of Cooking. The co-founder of the food education charity TastEd, she lives in Cambridge and has three children.
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Dine with beloved writers in this ''utterly charming'' (Nina Stibbe) new anthology of their very own favourite recipes, introduced by Bee Wilson.
Review quote: previous edition:
I couldn''t possibly love this book more! . . . Absolutely ideal Christmas present!
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Teeming with delicious images and similes . . . Such a joy . . . Their recipes all contain atmospheric details that make you see and taste and smell the food on the page . . . This whole book is full of atmospheres you can sniff.
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The most cheering, entertaining, funny, utterly charming and beautiful book.
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What a wonderful collection - a fascinating peep into the domestic life of the literary greats. Very much looking forward to sitting at their table.
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A glorious, madcap feast of prose. Every evocative, entertaining recipe reveals something of the writer - and some will even feed you well.