" - The New York Times Book Review "Funny and scary
complex female characters
But these discussions don’t need to be win-or-lose situations
Brown explains how vulnerability is both the core of difficult emotions like fear
His life was like a recurring a train to nowhere
From Absinthe To Zest: An Alphabet For Food Lovers, Alexandre Dumas religion " - The New YorkAs well as being the author of The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas was also an enthusiastic gourmand and expert cook. His Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine, published in 1873, is an encyclopaedic collection of ingredients, recipes and anecdotes, from Absinthe to Zest via cake, frogs' legs, oysters, Roquefort and vanilla. Included here are recipes for bamboo pickle and strawberry omelette, advice on cooking all manner of beast from bear to kangaroo