The only book this year that provides every recipe & idea that you will need to plan & enjoy the months ahead of Christmas to New Years Eve. Sarah Raven author of 2007s stunning Garden Cookbook (voted cookbook of the year by the Guild of Food Writers & the Independent) presents the last word on food flowers & decorations for the Christmas season. First Sarah guides us through the Christmas build-up suggesting puddings sauces & edible presents to prepare before everything becomes too hectic. She then offers maximum-impact minimum-fuss flowers & decorations stylish party nibbles & a host of Yuletide meals for every palate including a last-minute recipe for the all-important Christmas pudding. Finally she sees us safely through Christmas Day Boxing Day & beyond with fantastic ideas for the inevitable mountain of leftovers. Sarah Raven is the perfect companion for Christmas with her unrivalled expertise both indoors & in the garden & her emphasis on traditional methods with a fresh modern aesthetic. With 175 food recipes & 40 recipes for flowers & complemented as always by Jonathan Buckleys sumptuous photographs Sarah Ravens Christmas Book will be a must-have manual for every home next Christmas & for many years to come. ...

In a new practical format
- the stunning book celebrating British wild flowers by award-winning garden writer Sarah Raven.
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Inspired by childhood excursions with her botanist father Sarah Raven has travelled the length & breadth of the British Isles to find 500 of our most breathtakingly beautiful wild flowers. This lavishly illustrated book is divided byhabitat covering woods downs & dales lanes & hedgerows meadows coast marshes & streams moors & mountains & wastel&. Sarah introduces a wide range of plants telling you theirnames & something about them
- how to identify thefamilies how theyre brilliantly adapted to their environment theirimportance to animals & insects what herbal remedies they can beused for the story behind their common names & the part they play inlocal history. Join Sarah on trips to see pulsatillas fritillaries bluebells wildgarlic harebells forget-me-nots foxgloves wood spurge silverweed violet cranesbill deadly nightshade St Johns wort comfrey orchids wood sorrel snowdrops & more. There are glorious landscape photographs by Jonathan Buckley throughout & one of his stunning plant portraits accompanies each of Sarahs authoritative captivating species descriptions. Informative & lovely Sarah Ravens Wild Flowers is a botanical marvel.
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This is the ultimate all-in-one reference for anyone who orders a fruit or vegetable box is a regular at a farmers' market or simply dreams of a life filled with good quality food. Taking us through the year in six seasonal chunks of two months each Gardener's World presenter Sarah Raven introduces us to the best vegetables fruit & herbs grown in the UK. For each one there are hosts of simple yet inspiring recipes
- over 450 in all
- ranging from Warm broad bean salad to Green mayonnaise; Spinach & Gruyere tart to Mint & pea tip risotto; Sweet potato gratin to Celeriac souffle; & Basil ice cream to Damson & almond pudding. Practical engaging & gorgeously realised with Jonathan Buckley's vivid photographs taken in Sarah's family garden in East Sussex Sarah Raven's Garden Cookbook offers a colourful & delicious repertoire of ideas that put vegetables herbs & fruit at the centre of every meal all year round.

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Sarah & Jack have never doubted that they are made for each other. But there is someone in Sarahs family who will not tolerate the relationship. The reason lies in both the past & the present & it will take Sarah across an ocean to a place she never imagined she would be. Kate Grenville takes us back to the Australia of The Secret River in this novel about love tangled histories & how it matters to keep stories alive. ...

Paris July 1942: Sarah a ten year-old Jewish girl is arrested by the French police in the middle of the night along with her mother & father. Desperate to protect her younger brother she locks him in a cupboard & promises to come back for him as soon as she can. Paris May 2002: Julia Jarmond an American journalist is asked to write about the 60th anniversary of the Vel' d' Hiv'--the infamous day in 1942 when French police rounded up thousands of Jewish men women & children in order to send them to concentration camps. Sarah's Key is the poignant story of two families forever linked & haunted by one of the darkest days in France's past. In this emotionally intense page-turning novel Tatiana de Rosnay reveals the guilt brought on by long-buried secrets & the damage that the truth can inflict when they finally come unravelled. ...

Sardinia captivates with its wild interior dazzling beaches & endearing eccentricities. Whether you choose the coast or the countryside this is one of Europe s last great island adventures. Kerry Christiani Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 2 dedicated authors 14 pungent Sardinian cheeses 25 nuraghi (Bronze Age towers)1849 km of coastline Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Comprehensive planning tools Full-color coverage of Outdoor Activities At-a-glance practical info In-depth background" ...

Marco Polo maps feature completely up-to-date digitally generated mapping. The high quality cartography with distance indicators & scale converters aid route planning. 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference. Scenic routes & places of interest are highlighted
- ideal for touring holidays. Contains a city map of Cagliari. Comprehensive index. The map scale is 1: 200 000.
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Scott Schuman is back with a completely new collection of beautiful images of the men & women who have caught his attention. From its origins on the streets of New York his much-loved blog thesartorialist.com remains a vivid & growing source of inspiration for readers everywhere. In The Sartorialist: Closer" Scott Schuman looks more deeply & with greater breadth at human style telling diverse & compelling stories of its expression around the world. These images encompass the varied taste & visual attitude of people as far afield as Seoul London Rio de Janeiro Paris & beyond. Presenting a rich tapestry of global style & always capturing an inspirational moment the images in this new book continue to reflect Scott's unique sensibility & vision. This book features one of two possible jackets both equally stylish & desirable. You may receive either the male or female cover if you order through this site but the content inside will be the same." ...

In a novel of extraordinary richness the whole sweep of British civilisation unfolds through the story of one place Salisbury from beyond recorded time to the present day. The landscape
- as old as time itself
- shapes the destinies of the five families. The Wilsons & the Shockleys locked in a cycle of revenge & rivalry for more than 400 years. The Masons who pour their inspired love of stone into the creation of Stonehenge & Salisbury Cathedral. The Porters descended from a young Roman soldier in exile. & the aristocratic Norman Godefrois who will fall to the very bottom of the social ladder before their fortunes revive.

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