The Joy Of Eating: The Virago Book Of Food

Description

Beatrix Potter wove one of her most malicious tales around the roly-poly pudding. Colette counted the nuts she would pick before falling asleep in the French countryside. Dorothy Wordsworth noted her pie-making sessions in her diary and Anne Frank observed the eating habits of her companions in hiding. Food is a constant in our lives, and it has always been a basic ingredient of women's writing - in household books, cookbooks, diaries, letters and fiction. In this, the first anthology to concentrate on international food writing by women, you can go on a picnic with Monica Ali, learn about Frida Kahlo's wedding feast and indulge your appetites with Edwidge Danticat and Barbara Pym. Try making Elisabeth Luard's Afghan Betrothal Custard, Martha Washington's marzipan birds or Nigella Lawson's favourite comfort food. And why not sneak into the literary kitchens of Banana Yoshimoto, Emily Brontë and Angela Carter? Something's cooking. . .

Reviews

'This lip-smacking tome provides any food lover with a delightful spread of tasty morsels' - She 'Delicious . . . ventures into the kitchens of women all over the world' - Woman & Home 'Sensual, funny and captivating . . . will delight anyone who loves to read about the pleasure of a good meal' Good Housekeeping 'An ideal bedside book. The perfect Christmas gift' - BBC Good Food 'Moreish . . . Serves up such tasty morsels' - Metro

Author description

Jill Foulston is a former Commissioning Editor for the Virago Modern Classics list. She lives in London and Italy.