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Eliza Acton, despite having never before boiled an egg, became one of
the world’s most successful cookery writers, revolutionizing cooking
and cookbooks around the world. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and
truly inspiring.
Told in alternate voices by the award-winning author of The Joyce Girl,
and with recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food
by Annabel Abbs is the most thought-provoking and page-turning
historical novel you’ll read this year, exploring the enduring struggle
for female freedom, the power of female friendship, the creativity and
quiet joy of cooking and the poetry of food, all while bringing Eliza
Action out of the archives and back into the public eye.
'A sensual feast of a novel, written with elegance, beauty, charm
and skill in a voice that is both lyrical and unique. The Language
of Food is an intriguing story with characters that leap off the
page and live, but what sets it apart from it's contemporaries is
Abbs' outstanding prose' Santa Montefiore Eliza Acton, despite
having never before boiled an egg, became one of the world's most
successful cookery writers, revolutionizing cooking and cookbooks
around the world. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and truly
inspiring. Told in alternate voices by the award-winning author of
The Joyce Girl, and with recipes that leap to life from the page,
The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs is the most thought-provoking
and page-turning historical novel you'll read this year, exploring
the enduring struggle for female freedom, the power of female
friendship, the creativity and quiet joy of cooking and the poetry
of food, all while bringing Eliza Action out of the archives and
back into the public eye. 'I love Abbs's writing and the
extraordinary, hidden stories she unearths. Eliza Acton is her best
discovery yet' Clare Pooley 'A feast for the senses, rich with the
flavours of Victorian England, I prepared every dish with Eliza and
Ann and devoured every page. A literary - and culinary - triumph!'
Hazel Gaynor 'Exhilarating to read - thoughtful, heart-warming and
poignant, with a quiet intelligence and elegance that does its
heroine proud' Bridget Collins 'A sumptuous banquet of a book that
nourished me and satisfied me just as Eliza Acton's meals would
have... I adored it' Polly Crosby 'An effervescent novel, bursting
with delectable language and elegant details about cookbook writer,
Eliza Acton. Don't miss this intimate glimpse into the early
English kitchens and snapshot of food history' Sara Dahmen
'Wonderful... Abbs is such a good story teller. She catches period
atmosphere and character so well' Vanessa Nicolson 'Two of my
favourite topics in one elegantly written novel - women's lives and
food history. I absolutely loved it' Polly Russell 'A story of
courage, unlikely friendship and an exceptional character, told in
vibrant and immersive prose' Caroline Scott 'Richly imagined and
emotionally tender' Pen Vogler 'Characters that leap off the page,
a fascinating story and so much atmosphere, you feel you're in the
kitchen with Eliza - I loved it.' Frances Quinn 'I was inspired by
Eliza's passion, her independence, her bravery and ambition. Like a
cook's pantry, The Language of Food is full of wonderful
ingredients, exciting possibilities and secrets. Full of warmth and
as comforting as sitting by the kitchen range, I loved it' Jo
Thomas 'A delightful read' Nina Pottell 'Clever, unsentimental,
beautifully detailed and quietly riveting' Elizabeth Buchan, author
of Two Women in Rome 'A wonderful read' John Torode England 1835.
Eliza Acton is a poet who dreams of seeing her words in print. But
when she takes her new manuscript to a publisher, she's told that
'poetry is not the business of a lady'. Instead, they want her to
write a cookery book. That's what readers really want from women.
England is awash with exciting new ingredients, from spices to
exotic fruits. But no one knows how to use them Eliza leaves the
offices appalled. But when her father is forced to flee the country
for bankruptcy, she has no choice but to consider the proposal.
Never having cooked before, she is determined to learn and to
discover, if she can, the poetry in recipe writing. To assist her,
she hires seventeen-year-old Ann Kirby, the impoverished daughter
of a war-crippled father and a mother with dementia. Over the
course of ten years, Eliza and Ann developed an unusual friendship
- one that crossed social classes and divides - and, together, they
broke the mould of traditional cookbooks and changed the course of
cookery writing forever.
A revelatory exploration of insomnia which shows how women
throughout history have found healing, creativity and courage at
night - and how you can too. In the winter of 2020, Annabel Abbs
experienced a series of bereavements. In the wake of this grief,
Annabel kept herself frenetically busy by day - organising funeral
arrangements, caring for her children - but by night, she couldn't
sleep. A more profound wakefulness than Annabel had ever
experienced before, this period of sleeplessness led to an
unexpected revelation: her Night Self. Once Annabel stopped
fighting her insomnia, the night became a place of creativity,
reflection and liberation - as it has been for women throughout
history. From the radical fifteenth-century astronomer Laura
Cereta, to subversive artist Louise Bourgeois, to Virginia Woolf,
to the activist Peace Pilgrim who walked day and night across
America for twenty-eight years, women have found sanctuary,
inspiration and even power in darkness. Journeying from the darkest
corner of the Arctic Circle to Singapore, the brightest city on
Earth, Annabel sets out to discover her Night Self through
travelling, drawing, writing, stargazing, night-swimming and more.
Free from the anxiety of getting 'eight hours', Sleepless shows
that embracing the night can open up a whole world of possibilities
- even, perhaps, sleep.
The story of extraordinary women who lost their way - their sense
of self, their identity, their freedom - and found it again through
walking in the wild. 'Moving and memorable' Virginia Nicholson,
author of How Was It for You? 'A triumph ... I felt as though I
were being lifted, carried up to peaks' Charlotte Peacock, author
of Into the Mountain: A Life of Nan Shepherd 'A beautiful and
meditative memoir' Publishers Weekly For centuries, the wilds have
been male territory, while women sat safely confined at home. But
not all women did as they were told, despite the dangers; history
reveals women for whom rural walking became inspiration,
consolation and liberation. In this powerful and deeply inspiring
book, Annabel Abbs uncovers women who refused to conform, who
recognised a biological, emotional and artistic need for
wilderness, water and desert - and who took the courageous step of
walking unpeopled and often forbidding landscapes. Part wild-walk,
part memoir, Windswept follows an exhilarating journey from Abbs's
isolated, car-less childhood to her walking the remote paths
trodden by extraordinary women, including Georgia O'Keeffe in the
empty plains of Texas and New Mexico, Nan Shepherd in the mountains
of Scotland, Gwen John following the Garonne, Simone de Beauvoir in
the mountains and forests of France and Daphne du Maurier along the
River Rhone. A single question pulses through their walks: How does
a woman change once she becomes windswept?
A revelatory exploration of insomnia which shows how women
throughout history have found healing, creativity and courage at
night - and how you can too. In the winter of 2020, Annabel Abbs
experienced a series of bereavements. In the wake of this grief,
Annabel kept herself frenetically busy by day - organising funeral
arrangements, caring for her children - but by night, she couldn't
sleep. A more profound wakefulness than Annabel had ever
experienced before, this period of sleeplessness led to an
unexpected revelation: her Night Self. Once Annabel stopped
fighting her insomnia, the night became a place of creativity,
reflection and liberation - as it has been for women throughout
history. From the radical fifteenth-century astronomer Laura
Cereta, to subversive artist Louise Bourgeois, to Virginia Woolf,
to the activist Peace Pilgrim who walked day and night across
America for twenty-eight years, women have found sanctuary,
inspiration and even power in darkness. Journeying from the darkest
corner of the Arctic Circle to Singapore, the brightest city on
Earth, Annabel sets out to discover her Night Self through
travelling, drawing, writing, stargazing, night-swimming and more.
Free from the anxiety of getting 'eight hours', Sleepless shows
that embracing the night can open up a whole world of possibilities
- even, perhaps, sleep.
A TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH AND PICK OF THE YEAR
The extraordinary story of Frieda von Richthofen, wife of D. H.
Lawrence and the inspiration for Lady Chatterley's Lover.
'Effervescent' The Times 'A convincing evocation of a remarkable
woman' Sunday Times 'Clever and deeply humane' Observer 'A lush and
absorbing portrait of a fascinating woman who refused to compromise
on what really matters: to be known, to love, to be beloved' Polly
Clark, author of Larchfield Germany, 1907 Aristocrat Frieda von
Richthofen has rashly married English professor Ernest Weekley.
Visiting her sisters in Munich, she is captivated by a city alive
with ideas of revolution and free love, and, goaded by sibling
rivalry with her sisters and the need to be more than mother and
wife, Frieda embarks on a passionate affair that is her sensual and
intellectual awakening. England, 1912 Trapped in her marriage to
Ernest, Frieda meets the penniless but ambitious younger writer D.
H. Lawrence. Their scandalous affair and tempestuous relationship
unleashes a creative outpouring that influences the course of
literature forever. But for Frieda, this fulfilment comes at a
terrible personal cost. 'Hard to put down thanks to its heroine's
audacity and strength' Stylist 'Another absolutely superb novel
from Annabel Abbs' Historical Novel Society 'An incredible piece of
storytelling' The Lady 'A compassionately imagined tale' Daily Mail
'Fascinating' Red
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