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Sylvia Plath's Tomato Soup Cake

A Compendium of Classic Authors' Favourite Recipes - 'I couldn't possibly love this book more!' (Nigella Lawson)
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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... Read More
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Sylvia Plath's Tomato Soup Cake

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

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...

Explore these unique recipes in Sylvia Plath's Tomato Soup Cake and bring a piece of literary history to your own kitchen.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571390366

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 November 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Bee Wilson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 144

Collections

Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Humour Non-Fiction Various

About the Author

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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