Corfu Banquet: A Seasonal Memoir with Recipes - Hardcover

Tennant, Emma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184024366X ISBN 13: 9781840243666

Publisher: Summersdale Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

Celebrating the tastes, smells and colours of an island where the cooking is seasonal and the flowers play changes on the theme of year-round spring, this memoir is written in the rhythm of the five seasons of Corfu. It tells the stories of the house of Rovinia, built in the 1960s by Emma Tennant's parents, of Maria, the "spirit of the house" and her knowledge and wisdom, and entwines recipes and original photographs with fond recollections in prose.

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Review:

'A GENTLE DELIGHT TO THE READER' -- City to Cities Magazine

'Emma Tennant saves her sophistication for her finely-poised, yet unpretentious prose; the recipes are simplicity itself' -- The Scotsman

'Greek lovers, food aficionados, travel writing lovers, ... all will find a little piece of heaven between these enchanting pages.' -- Lucy Watson - thebookplace.co.uk

'fuses recipes and fond recollections in her enjoyable prose' -- Compass Magazine

'has all the ingredients necessary for classic cookbook status: a brilliant prose style, entertaining anecdotes, and recipes containing much ...' -- The Telegraph 12 July 03

'the mouth-watering combination of beautiful food and nostalgia' -- The Scotsman

'very quirky and absolutely enchanting' ... 'full of love for Corfu' ... 'delicious recipes' -- BBC Radio 4, Front Row (Antonia Fraser)

'whole-hearted in its celebration of life on the island' -- Traveller Magazine, October 03

About the Author:

Born in London in 1937, Emma Tennant worked for Queen and Vogue magazines before becoming a full-time writer. She has written over 20 books, including A House in Corfu, Emma in Love, Girlitude and Sylvia and Ted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Summersdale Publishers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 184024366X
• ISBN 13: 9781840243666
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256