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By Mary Contini
This book, which carries the reader from the barren Abruzzi mountains to chilly post-war Edinburgh, blends together narrative, recipes and recollections. If Italian food makes your mouth water, this could be the book for you.
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By Neil M. Gunn
Ewan MacLeod returns home in shame to his home on the Scottish coast, after giving up university, where he becomes caught up in the history of the noble Scottish nation and its relationships with the English and Americans. A classic Gunn story, where the elements of nature add to the struggles of the characters. I enjoyed the book more as it went on and the pace picked up a bit β a bit of perseverance with this definitely pays off.
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By Hong Ying
If you long for the days of glamour and style, this is the book for you! Set in Peking in the 30s, with a cast drawn from the darlings of the Bloomsbury set, this tale of an illicit love affair carries a powerful and heady mix of eroticism, passion and decadence. Mix a cocktail, put on your long, silk gloves, and get out the cigarette holder....
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