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Hungry City – Carolyn Steel
(Chatto & Windus 2008) This book has been sitting in my to-read pile for quite some time, and it’s only now that I’ve got round to reading it and wishing I had done sooner. I should state upfront that Carolyn … Continue reading
Posted in 2010 New Reads, Non-fiction, Reviews
Tagged agriculture, cities, dining, food, history, planning, ready meals, waste
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Travel books – Lawrence Durrell
My first acquaintance with Lawrence Durrell was as Gerald Durrell’s irascible brother Larry in ‘My Family and Other Animals‘, and then through his thriller, White Eagles over Serbia, and Antrobus stories. Recently I’ve been reading his travel books – the … Continue reading