Laurie Colwin’s manifesto on the joys of sharing food and entertaining, and Kay's second "forgotten" recommendation.įrom the humble hotplate of her one-room apartment to the crowded Weaving together memories, recipes, and wild tales of years spent in the kitchen, Home Cookingis
A Midwife's Tale brings Ballard to life and makes her bygone era as clear to us as Ulrich fleshes out the bare-bones detail with interpretation and context. Taking an actual period diary as inspiration, social historian Laurel Portrait that illuminates rural 18th-century medical practices, Industrious and reticent Martha Ballard and her New England society-a Kay brings to you an intimate and densely imagined Story about growing up, becoming a woman, mentally, emotionally, and Wheat country of central Montana during the early 1940s. It introduces the vivid heroine, Ellen Webb, who lives in the dryland Lori's also fond of a novel by Mildred Walker called Winter Wheat. Mohawks, even a bearded lady and a 93-year-old "seafoodetarian" whoīelieves his specialized diet will keep him alive for another two Mitchell describes indelible characters and places in impeccable style,įrom saloon-keepers and street preachers to gypsies and steel-walking Which explores the now-vanished nooks and crannies of New York. The first "forgotten" book on Lori's list is Joseph Mitchell's essay collection Up in the Old Hotel, Comprehensive and beautifully written, it lays anĮssential foundation for understanding contemporary politics. It's a model work of history, outlining theĭecades-long imperial struggle between England and Russia for supremacy Garry wants to tell you about The Great Gameīy Peter Hopkirk.
Those Who Cannot Remember the Past Are Condemned to Repeat It As they say in Catalonia, "a rose for love, but a book forever." To commemorate the International Day of the Book on April 23rd, we're shining a light on some titles that have been hiding in the corners of the store, waiting patiently to share their stories with you.
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