From the author of the brilliant A Modern Way to Eat, a new collection of delicious, healthy, inspiring vegetarian recipes
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Suresh Singh tells the candid & sometimes surprising story of his father Joginder Singh who came to Spitalfields in 1949. Joginder sacrificed a life in the Punjab to work in Britain & send money home, yet he found himself in his element living among the mishmash of people who inhabited the streets around Brick Lane. Born & bred in London, his son Suresh became the first Punjabi punk, playing drums for Spizzenergi & touring with Siouxsie & the Banshees. A MODEST LIVING

Includes:: a selection of Sikh recipes.

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` In December 1937 I crossed the Pyrenees from France
- two days on foot through the snow.` Laurie Lee was still a young man when
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A Monsoon Feast comprises seven short stories by renowned writers from Kerala (India) & Singapore that provide deep insights on the various concerns & ways of life of both communities. The collection

Includes:: stories by well-known author Shashi Tharoor, Commonwealth Writers` Prize-winning author of 12 books, including The Great Indian Novel, & inaugural Singapore Literature Prize winner & popular author Suchen Christine Lim. A unique literary collaboration, A Monsoon Feast intimately connects the reader to the heart of two similar & yet different cultures. Across the seas, the winds blow between two lands, whispering back & forth what is seen, heard, tasted, smelt, felt in each place: the green trees, the tropical heat, the lush rain, the peoples of enterprise & culture, the aromas of different flavours & more. A Monsoon Feast is the point at which these winds intermingle, their conversation celebrating the best of what Singapore & Kerala have to offer.

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Oxfordshire, 1947. Exhausted by the war & nursing a tragic secret, Kit Smallwood flees to Wickam Farm to recuperate. There she throws herself into helping Daisy set up a charity sending midwives to India. Daisy`s plan is fraught with danger. With newly-acquired Independence, many of India`s people furiously resent the English for withdrawing so quickly, blaming them for the riots that left millions dead. When Kit meets Anto, a handsome, complicated but charming trainee doctor nearing the end of his English education, she falls utterly in love. Anto makes her laugh & marriage should be the easiest thing in the world. But when he informs his family that he is shortly to return home with an English bride, his parents are appalled. Despite being Anglo-Indian herself, Kit`s own mother is equally horrified. She has spent most of her life trying to erase a painful past & losing her daughter to an Indian man is her worst fear realized. As they journey to a new life in India, Kit begins to realize the seriousness of what she has undertaken. Thrown into the heart of a traditional Indian family in a rapidly changing world, Kit has much to learn about the nature of home & the depth of her love for Anto. ...

The bestselling novel about love, loss & hope from the twice Carnegie Medal-winning Patrick Ness. Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started the treatments that don`t quite seem to be working. But tonight is different. Tonight, when he wakes, there`s a visitor at his window. It`s ancient, elemental, a force of nature. & it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth. Patrick Ness takes the final idea of the late, award-winning writer Siobhan Dowd & weaves anextraordinary & heartbreaking tale of mischief, healing & above all, the courage it takes to survive. ...

The bestselling novel about love, loss & hope from the twice Carnegie Medal-winning Patrick Ness, soon to be a major motion picture. The bestselling novel about love, loss & the power of story-telling from the twice Carnegie Medal-winning Patrick Ness, soon to be a major motion picture. Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started the treatments that don`t quite seem to be working. But tonight is different. Tonight, when he wakes, there`s a visitor at his window. It`s ancient, elemental, a force of nature. & it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth. Patrick Ness takes the final idea of the late, award-winning writer Siobhan Dowd & weaves an extraordinary & heartbreaking tale of mischief, healing & above all, the courage it takes to survive. ...

Bombed & cut-off from normal contact with the rest of the world, life in Gaza is beset with structural, medical & mental health problems, yet it is also bursting with political engagement & underwritten by an intense enjoyment of family life. During her ” Month By The Sea”, Dervla develops an acute eye for the way in which isolation has shaped this society. Time & again she meets men who have returned to the Strip as an act of presence. Yet the mosque is often their only daily activity, as difficulties obtaining supplies mean few opportunities for creative work. This acts as a recruiting sergeant for the Islamist Qassam brigades & a pressure cooker for the creation of domestic tyrants. In this situation, Dervla becomes a shameless supporter of women`s rights
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Over the summer of 2011, Dervla Murphy spent a month in the Gaza Strip. She met liberals & Islamists, Hamas & Fatah supporters, rich & poor. Used to western reporters dashing in & out of the Strip in times of crisis, the people she met were touched by her genuine, unflinching interest & spoke openly to her about life in their open-air prison. What she finds are a people who, far from the story we are so often fed, overwhelmingly long for peace & an end to the violence that has so grossly distorted their lives. The impression we take away from the book is of a people whose real, complex, nuanced voice has rarely been heard before. A MONTH BY THE SEA gives unique insight into the way in which isolation has shaped this society: how it radicalises young men & plays into the hands of dominating patriarchs, yet also how it hardens determination not to give in & turns family into a towering source of support. Underlying the book is Dervla`s determination to try to understand how Arab Palestinians & Israeli Jews might forge a solution & ultimately live in peace. Dervla looks long & hard at the hypocrisies of Western & Israeli attitudes to peace`, & at Palestinian attitudes to terrorism. While this shattered people long for a respite from the bombings that have ripped a hole, both literally & psychologically, in their world, it seems that politicians have an agenda that pays little attention to their plight. ...

A Month in Marrakesh is a celebration of the wonderful tastes & sensational allure of Morocco. Inspired by the diversity of his culturally rich visits to Marrakesh, Andy Harris scoured the maze-like souks for the best flavours, & has produced a wealth of exotic-tasting recipes with fresh ingredients & minimum fuss. You'll be enticed by the delicate sweet pastries such as Khab el ghzal, Muhallabia (milk pudding), the savoury Chicken bistilla or one of the many delicious tagines. Impress your guests with modern Moroccan dishes such as Roast lamb with orange & honey syrup, Spicy squid with harissa yoghurt or Orange flower donuts. Part cookbook, part travelogue, Andy leads you through a spectacular pageant of flavour & colours of the Medina, from the pulsating Djemaa el Fna, to timeless winding alleys & tranquil gardens. David Loftus illustrates the recipes with stunning location photography that will have you smelling the fragrant aromas of the spice market with every turn of the page. ...