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'I wanted to go on reading it forever' Nigella Lawson Two
strangers. One recipe. A friendship for the ages. Creamy risotto
alla Milanese. Mussels in a hot, buttery broth. Chicken spiced with
cinnamon and cloves. Joan Bergstrom and Imogen Fortier understand
the key to a savoured life: delicious food. Young Joan is just
discovering herself as a food writer in bustling Los Angeles, while
experienced magazine columnist Imogen is settled in her
decades-long marriage on Camano Island outside Seattle. When Joan
sends a fan letter to Imogen, alongside a gift of saffron and a
recipe, their journey of culinary exploration and life-changing
friendship begins. A long-lost flavour unearths buried memories, a
quest to make carne asada opens the doors of a sheltered life, and,
as the two women connect through their letters, they build a
closeness that sustains them through the unexpected changes in
their own worlds. 'Like a dinner with friends you won't want to
end' J. Ryan Stradal 'Warm, delicious, and absolutely satisfying'
Meg Waite Clayton 'You'll want to share it with everyone you call
friend' Louise Miller
'I wanted to go on reading it forever' - Nigella Lawson 'Like a
dinner with friends you won't want to end' - J. Ryan Stradal,
author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest 'Warm, delicious, and
absolutely satisfying-I devoured in one enthusiastic gulp!' - Meg
Waite Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Train
to London When twenty-seven-year-old Joan Bergstrom sends a fan
letter - as well as a gift of saffron - to fifty-nine-year-old
Imogen Fortier, a life-changing friendship begins. Joan lives in
Los Angeles and is just starting out as a writer for the newspaper
food pages. Imogen lives on Camano Island outside Seattle, writing
a monthly column for a Pacific Northwest magazine, and while she
can hunt elk and dig for clams, she's never tasted fresh garlic -
exotic fare in the Northwest US of the 1960s. As the two women
commune through their letters, they build a closeness that sustains
them through the unexpected changes in their own lives. Food and a
good life - they can't be separated. It is a discovery the women
share not only with each other, but with the men in their lives.
Because of her correspondence with Joan, Imogen's decades-long
marriage blossoms into something new and exciting, and in turn,
Joan learns that true love does not always come in the form we
expect it to. Into this beautiful, intimate world comes the
ultimate test of Joan and Imogen's friendship - a test that summons
their unconditional trust in one another. 'A genuine pleasure.
You'll want to share it with everyone you call friend' - Louise
Miller
From riding an elephant in Chitwan National Park to dining on
chocolate doughnuts en route to Mount Everest Base Camp, discover
the secrets of savvy expatriates, seasoned travelers, and inspired
locals. Delving deeper than the typical guidebook, "To Nepal With
Love" invites readers to participate in unique travel experiences
through personal essays paired with practical fact files. Each
recommendation offers a different viewpoint, as writers receive
blessings from a mountainside monk during a Himalayan trek, learn
how to meditate on the lakefront in Pokhara, dine on ethnic Nawari
cuisine, and share tips for creating an original trip. Including
suggestions for dining, shopping, sightseeing, and contributing to
the country as you travel, "To Nepal With Love" was created for the
passionate traveler.
About the "To Asia With Love" Series. Each volume of this series
of guidebooks created and edited by Kim Fay features a collection
of evocative personal essays combined with practical travel
information. As well as offering new insights into favorite
attractions, it reveals experiences that few outsiders have
encountered. Beautifully designed with full color photographs, each
book will inspire sophisticated globetrotters and entertain
armchair travelers alike.
About Kim Fay, the Series editor. Pacific Northwest native Kim Fay
first traveled to Southeast Asia in 1991. She spent four years
living in Vietnam and has traveled back frequently, writing about
the region. As an expert on travel literature and Vietnam, she has
been a guest speaker on NPR and has written for numerous
publications, including Travel + Leisure. She is the creator and
series editor of the To Asia With Love guidebooks. She lives in Los
Angeles.
Reviews for the "To Asia With Love" Series:
..". a refreshing addition to the traveler's bookshelf ...
evocative and eclectic ..." - Chic Travel Thailand
Received honorable mention in the travel book category at the 2005
Independent Book Publishing Awards
Untamed Travel Magazine declares that it "breaks new ground in the
travel writing field."
Most tourists in Thailand clutch their Lonely Planet guides and
follow a well-worn path: a quick stop in Bangkok, trekking outside
of Chiang Mai, cocktails on the beach in Phuket. They see so
little; they miss so much. To Thailand With Love tells where to eat
cobra salad, where to find ghosts in Ayutthaya, where to spend an
evening among fireflies, where to meet sea gypsies or hear the
songs of gibbons, where to spend a day on a rice farm, where to
learn to make paper from elephant dung. Add to this shopping tips,
restaurant recommendations, secret sanctuaries provided by expats
and frequent visitors--and an unforgettable trip is guaranteed.
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