Married couple, Miranda & David, move out of London into a beautiful country house with an idyllic garden. But reality turns out to be very different from their bucolic dream. Soon the latent unhappiness in the family begins to come to the surface, isolating each family member in a bubble of resentment & loneliness. Then a mysterious Frenchman arrives on their doorstep. With the wisdom of nature, he slowly begins to heal the past & the present. But who is he? When Miranda discovers his secret in the cottage by the garden, the whole family learns that a garden, like love itself, can restore the human spirit, not just season after season, but generation after generation. Wise & winsome, poignant & powerfully moving, The French Gardener combines the savvy of contemporary women's fiction with an old fashioned sensibility steeped in the importance of family & the magical power of love. ...

Bring the flavours of French country cooking into your home with this beautiful collection of tasty. Tried-&-tested classic recipes. France is famous for fantastic, intricate cookery, but its not all haute cuisine
- this book shows you that home-cooked French recipes don
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Voted ' The Best Cookbook Ever' by The Observer Food Monthly, Richard Olney's The French Menu Cookbook is a beautifully written celebration of French food & wine. Filled with inspirational seasonal menus, over 150 authentic recipes & evocative writing, this celebrated book conjures up the scents & scenes of Provence. Originally published in 1970, The French Menu Cookbook became an instant kitchen classic that redefined modern cooking. Written from Olney's home in the hills of southern France, Olney takes the reader through spring, summer, autumn & winter with enlightening guidance on French wine, exquisite dishes, lucid instructions & inspired seasonal menus. The French Menu Cookbook

Includes:: 32 thoughtful menus
- from a simple Provencal lunch to an informal autumn dinner, an elegant winter supper & a festive meal for two. Each menu

Includes:: honest & enlightening explanations of how the French really cook & compelling descriptions of dishes & techniques. With lyrical writing & unsurpassed French recipes, Olney's delightful book is a masterful resource that is a must for every home cook. The size of this book is 24.1cm in height & 16.3cm wide with 446 pages




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Details: Luc & Lisette Ravens
- a former French Resistance fighter & one-time British spy
- have survived the crushing


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Marlon Brando triumphs as Carmine Sabatini, a powerful New York importer. Matthew Broderick co-stars as Clark Kellogg, a naive film student who accepts a job working for Sabatini. As if trapped in a comic nightmare, Clark finds himself drawn deeper & de ...

In the sleepy little town of Fairwater, a monstrous evil has awakened.. . an evil so powerful, its reach extends beyond the grave! From Oscar nominated Director Peter Jackson (The Lord Of The Rings) & Executive Producer Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Futu ...

Fairy stories says Berlie Doherty, are enchanted dreams
- we remember them as if they had been sung to us when we were under the
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Massachusetts State Investigator Win Garano is given one of his most challenging cases yet when he is asked to investigate the death of a young British woman murdered more than forty years ago. Assumed to be victim of the Boston Strangler, blind Jane Brolin was raped & left for dead in 1962. With no DNA & sketchy police records, this is the case that will test Garano to his limits. It will take him on a journey through the archives, into the latest innovations in forensic technology, & into a partnership with senior officers at London ...

World War Two era screwball comedy from ' The Crazy Gang'. The trio of double-acts, here playing the ' Six Wonder Boys', are lured to Alaska after reading a 40-year-old newspaper telling of the goldrush. Finding they're too late, they hook up with a local beauty who's grandfather is searching for a long-lost crock of gold. As they set off in search of the gold however, the local villains plan a surprise. ...

Growing your own fruit & vegetables is so satisfying & you don't need a large garden or allotment to do so. This book is for all those who want to grow & then cook their own produce & have a garden, allotment or a little bit of outdoor space. Broken down into various chapters, such as Bulb vegetables, Root vegetables, Leaf vegetables, Peas & beans, Marrow & squash, Shooting vegetables, Fruiting vegetables, Herbs, Mushrooms & fungi, Orchard fruit & Soft fruit, there is something for everyone. Each entry

Includes:: an at-a-glance timetable showing time of year for planting, principle care instructions & harvesting times, along with different varieties, growing techniques, information on pests & diseases, storage, preparation, & freezing or preservation techniques. Next comes a recipe section, featuring 60 recipes offering a wide range of cooking techniques & types of dish to make the most of the fruits of your labours. Soups, starters, light meals & salads, main meals, accompaniments, & desserts & puddings all feature. As well as full ingredients, preparation & method instructions, each recipe will include freezing & reheating instructions where applicable, 25 x 17.3 x 2, pages 192.

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