Download or read book A Birthday Lunch written by Martin Walker and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When not solving mysteries in his beloved little town of St. Denis, Bruno, the chief of police, likes to cook and share his meals with local guests and dear friends. For his friend Florence’s birthday, Bruno is preparing a surprise. But, like much else in St. Denis, it’s a communal effort, and one that Bruno pulls off with a little help from the countryside and the town. He finds an ancient hand axe in the ground during his morning run with his dog Balzac—it will make a spectacular gift—picks up newspapers for wrapping by the medical center, and gathers fresh nettles from by his chicken coop and thyme from his garden for soup and garnish. It’ll be the perfect day for Bruno and his guests to celebrate their collective history. A Vintage Shorts original. An ebook short.

Download or read book The Birthday Lunch written by Joan Clark and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Latitudes of Melt and An Audience of Chairs: The Birthday Lunch is the story of one pivotal week in the life of a family facing a tragic loss, rich with dramatic tension and beautifully rendered. Free-spirited Lily has always played the peacemaker between her fierce, doting sister, Laverne, and her own loving, garrulous husband, Hal, as they competed for her attention. The competition has only grown worse since the three of them moved into a large house in the town of Sussex, New Brunswick. On Lily’s 58th birthday, a steamy day in late June, Laverne feels she has bested Hal by winning her sister’s company for a gourmet lunch, but it becomes a bitter and short-lived victory when the day’s events take an unexpected and tragic turn. In The Birthday Lunch, Joan Clark explores the different ways each member of Lily's family confronts her shocking death: Hal's open sorrow, her daughter Claudia's reappraisal of her own life, her son Matt's determination to assign blame. And unforgettably, Laverne's eccentricity and isolation, her intensifying conflict with Hal, illuminates the brutal territory of accusation and regret. Compassionate and engrossing with a powerful sense of place, The Birthday Lunch is an extraordinary new novel from one of our most gifted storytellers.

Download or read book Funky Lunch written by Mark Northeast and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funky Lunch started out from a very simple place - the desire of a loving father to turn an ordinary lunchtime sandwich into something a bit different in order to encourage his children to eat a varied and healthy lunch. Its creator, Mark Northeast, thought it would be fun to post a few pics on the web and start a blog. But then he got spotted by the PR for the Metro group of newspapers and then the Daily Mail, and then the rest of the world's press and then came an appearance on ITV's This Morning and then commissions for BBC's Children in Need and even an appearance on Blue Peter. Every parent knows how stressful meal times can be. Young minds need inspiring and this is exactly what Funky Lunch sets out to do. The book features many of the very best Funky Lunch sandwich ideas, from simple farmyard creatures and cucumber crocodiles to favourite characters from the world of children's TV, as well as some fun and creative interactive spreads to help get the little ones involved in choosing and making their own lunch.

Download or read book The Birthday Lunch written by Joan Clark and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Latitudes of Melt and An Audience of Chairs: The Birthday Lunch is the story of one pivotal week in the life of a family facing a tragic loss, rich with dramatic tension and beautifully rendered. Free-spirited Lily has always played the peacemaker between her fierce, doting sister, Laverne, and her own loving, garrulous husband, Hal, as they competed for her attention. The competition has only grown worse since the three of them moved into a large house in the town of Sussex, New Brunswick. On Lily’s 58th birthday, a steamy day in late June, Laverne feels she has bested Hal by winning her sister’s company for a gourmet lunch, but it becomes a bitter and short-lived victory when the day’s events take an unexpected and tragic turn. In The Birthday Lunch, Joan Clark explores the different ways each member of Lily's family confronts her shocking death: Hal's open sorrow, her daughter Claudia's reappraisal of her own life, her son Matt's determination to assign blame. And unforgettably, Laverne's eccentricity and isolation, her intensifying conflict with Hal, illuminates the brutal territory of accusation and regret. Compassionate and engrossing with a powerful sense of place, The Birthday Lunch is an extraordinary new novel from one of our most gifted storytellers.

Download or read book The Birthday Lunch written by Joan Clark and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Birthday Lunch written by Clair Baker and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Really Big Lunch written by Jim Harrison and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essay collection from “the Henry Miller of food writing” and New York Times–bestselling author of The Raw and the Cooked (The Wall Street Journal). Jim Harrison was beloved for his untamed prose and larger-than-life appetite. Collecting many of his most entertaining and inspired food pieces for the first time, A Really Big Lunch “brings him roaring to the page again in all his unapologetic immoderacy, with spicy bon mots and salty language augmented by family photographs” (NPR). From the titular New Yorker article about a French lunch that went to thirty-seven courses, to essays on the relationship between hunter and prey, or the obscure language of wine reviews, A Really Big Lunch is shot through with Harrison’s aperçus and delight in the pleasures of the senses. Between the lines the pieces give glimpses of Harrison’s life over the last three decades. Including articles that first appeared in Brick, Playboy, Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, and more, as well as an introduction by Mario Batali, A Really Big Lunch offers “sage and succulent essays” for the literary gourmand (Shelf Awareness, starred review).

Download or read book A Market Tale written by Martin Walker and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighth installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno. Between the seventeenth-century mairie and the stone bridge over the river that winds through town, the village of St. Denis hosts its weekly market, as well-stocked with local gossip as with fresh produce and pâtés. As summer blooms, the newest talk of the town is the rapport between Kati, a Swiss tourist, and Marcel, a popular stall owner whom Kati meets over his choice strawberries. None are happier than police chief Bruno to see Marcel, a young widower, interested in love again, but as his friend’s romance deepens, Bruno senses trouble in the form of Marcel’s meddlesome sister Nadette. Even as Kati begins to put down roots in St. Denis, vending her delicious baking in the market, it seems the overbearing Nadette will stop at nothing to make her feel unwelcome. When her schemes reach the limits of law, Bruno takes it upon himself to set things right. An eBook short. A Vintage Short.

Download or read book Megabat written by Anna Humphrey and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweet and hilarious chapter book about a boy and a bat, two unlikely friends who bond over loneliness, jellyrolls and Darth Vader. Daniel Misumi has just moved to a new house. It's big and old and far away from his friends and his life before. AND it's haunted . . . or is it? Megabat was just napping on a papaya one day when he was stuffed in a box and shipped halfway across the world. Now he's living in an old house far from home, feeling sorry for himself and accidentally scaring the people who live there. Daniel realizes it's not a ghost in his new house. It's a bat. And he can talk. And he's actually kind of cute. Megabat realizes that not every human wants to whack him with a broom. This one shares his smooshfruit. Add some buttermelon, juice boxes, a lightsaber and a common enemy and you've got a new friendship in the making! This charming, funny story is brought to life by Kass Reich's warm and adorable illustrations. There's never been a bat this cute -- readers will be rooting for Megabat and Daniel from page one!

Download or read book The Chocolate War written by Martin Walker and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early on summer mornings, police chief Bruno enjoys wandering the stalls of the weekly market in the village of St. Denis as they are being loaded with wares—ducks, oysters, wooden toys, used books, exotic teas and now, even miniskirts and cellphone cases. St. Denis is changing. But when Bruno’s old friend Léopold from Senegal and his young nephew Cali start selling African coffee and chocolate more cheaply than Bruno’s old friend Fauquet at his café across the square—Fauquet starts to lose his clientele and a competition erupts between the vendors. As a local taxpayer, Fauquet seeks protection against unfair competition while Leopold and Cali seek the right to do business fairly and protection from the anti-immigrant café-owners in nearby towns. As the rivalry escalates, it’s up to Bruno to find a way for the neighbors of St. Denis to make peace. A Vintage Shorts original. An ebook short.

Download or read book Dinner A Love Story written by Jenny Rosenstrach and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by her beloved blog, dinneralovestory.com, Jenny Rosenstrach’s Dinner: A Love Story is many wonderful things: a memoir, a love story, a practical how-to guide for strengthening family bonds by making the most of dinnertime, and a compendium of magnificent, palate-pleasing recipes. Fans of “Pioneer Woman” Ree Drummond, Jessica Seinfeld, Amanda Hesser, Real Simple, and former readers of Cookie magazine will revel in these delectable dishes, and in the unforgettable story of Jenny’s transformation from enthusiastic kitchen novice to family dinnertime doyenne.

Download or read book MEET BiRTHDAY written by Jordan Jones and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Crunch Munch Dinosaur Lunch written by Paul Bright and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his big, big mouth and big, big claws, Ty is the biggest and baddest of all the dinosaurs. But Ty has a tiny, tiny sister called Teri who loves her big brother very much. And when Ty goes hunting, his adoring, tiny sister becomes a big, big problem...

Download or read book A Birthday Lunch written by Kay Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The five Paige sisters, Vanessa, Lily, Kate and twins Anna and Sophie are curious about a letter. They celebrate the twins' birthday and discover a new grandfather and a new almost-grandmother.

Download or read book The Silver Ladies Do Lunch written by Judy Leigh and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2023-06-02 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE TOP 10 BESTSELLER When Lin, Josie and Minnie left Miss Hamilton’s class at Middleton Ferris County Primary School, sixty years ago, they could only dream about what the future had in store for them. The one thing they knew for certain was that their friendship would thrive. Years later and life hasn’t always been kind. Josie is still mourning the loss of her beloved husband Harry a year after his sudden demise. Lin is hoping to celebrate her fiftieth wedding anniversary with husband Neil, but he’s suddenly keeping secrets and telling her lies, so she’s suspecting the worst And as for Minnie, well she loves her life in Oxford academia, but with no family to call her own, she sometimes wonders if the sacrifices were all worthwhile. So, when the ninety-year-old Miss Hamilton – or Cecily as she lets them call her now – glides gracefully back into their lives on her glamorous purple mobility scooter, the ladies are in need of inspiration and fun. And over their regular lunches, the friends start to dream of leaving the past in the past and embracing the future, because there’s nothing you can’t achieve with good friends at your side. Judy Leigh is back with the perfect blend of fun and friendship, capers and caring. The perfect feel-good story for all fans of Dawn French, Dee Macdonald and Cathy Hopkins. Readers love Judy Leigh: ‘I have been a fan of Judy's work for quite a while now. I love the way in which she writes such fun, feel good, heart-warming and uplifting stories.’ ‘The Golden Oldies’ Book Club is an entertaining read, written with warmth, humour and a message not to let chances slip by. Themes of friendship, community and navigating life and its opportunities run throughout.’ ‘A lovely warm read about family and closeness. This author never disappoints, always a joy to find one of her books which I haven’t read.’ ‘Such a good read. I enjoyed getting to know the characters and their lives as we are gradually introduced. It's refreshing to have a cast of older characters in the lead - reminds everyone that life isn't over when you reach middle age and beyond.’ ‘A captivating cosy read written with warmth and humour—friendship, emotion, love, joy, and laughter are abundant throughout the pages of this wonderful story.’ Praise for Judy Leigh: ‘Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting’ Miranda Dickinson 'Lovely . . . a book that assures that life is far from over at seventy' Cathy Hopkins{::} bestselling author of The Kicking the Bucket List 'Brimming with warmth, humour and a love of life... a wonderful escapade’ Fiona Gibson

Download or read book The Art of Entertaining written by Jean Walden and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lunch with Cassie written by Janet M. Henderson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-08-26 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When beautiful twenty-seven-year-old photographer Cassandra Reynolds, daughter of a U.S. congressman, meets and marries famed cardiologist Jeffery Gordon, son of a preacher, shes happier than she ever dreamed. She gives birth to a daughter, has a fabulous home, and finallyher own business. But Jeffs new promotion, long hours at work and the reemergence of his ex-girlfriend, Angela, make Cassie a lonely, angry and unhappy housewife. Though they love each other dearly, Jeff fears their frequent quarrels and her depressing loneliness might drive her into the arms of another man. Will it be Philippe Curat, the Haitian artist/photographer with the sexy French accent, or to bad boy Jonathan Hunter, a billionaire with more money than he can spend in a lifetime? And will Cassie discover the many secrets Jeff has hidden? While just a few miles away...filthy rich, lethally attractive, Jonathan Hunter, a twice widowed, bored womanizerwith a passion for strong liquor, danger and romanceis seeking a caregiver for his young son and a special woman to fill up his grieving heart and empty life. He believes the lovely Cassie is just what he needs. Can he convince her to share more with him than friendship? And can he protect her from her husbands enemies and the people who want him dead? This romantic thrillerset primarily in the Chicago areatakes us to Paris, Las Vegas, Houston, Canada, Australia, Scotland and more. Jam-packed with roller-coaster excitement, it explodes from start to finish as Cassie struggles to find answers and solutions. Will she escape Jeffs enemies? Who fathered her unborn child? And will the marriage survive? What happens during Lunch with Cassie can happen to many of us. And the steamy, sexual aura and bittersweet love story at its centermake it a real page-turner!