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When Martha Einkorn fled her father’s isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful …
A retired policeman turned chef and his single daughter run a restaurant where they recreate dishes stuck in the memory …
A retired policeman turned chef and his single daughter run a restaurant where they recreate …
This book was very Japanese: obsessed over the smallest details of recipes - where the potatoes come from or the size of breadcrumbs in millimeters. Each recipe found by the detective brings with it a back story which is heartwarming.
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels, consistent number one bestsellers in England, have garnered him a revered position in the halls …
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels, consistent number one bestsellers in England, have garnered him a revered position in the halls …
The Machine Stops is a short science fiction novel written by E. M. Forster and originally published in 1909 in …
[Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary] What would you change if you could go back in time?
In a small …
This book was a great souvenir of my trip to Charleston, and Rybczynski is as erudite a guide as always, but the stories are not as inherently interesting as in some of his previous works.
When Martha Einkorn fled her father’s isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful …
When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New …
Brilliant riff on Huckleberry Finn; in Twain’s style but recast to center Jim’s heroism
When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife …
The flat world is supported on the backs of four elephants. But aren't there supposed to be five? Indeed there …
The flat world is supported on the backs of four elephants. But aren't there supposed to be five? Indeed there …
This book leaped genres and raised interesting themes in a unique way.