Bibliofemme Bookclub An Irish Bookclub

January 10, 2012

Les Liaisons Culinaires by Andreas Staïkos

Filed under: Book Reviews — Femmes @ 12:55 pm

Les Liaisons Culinaires by Andreas Staïkos  
(Published by The Harville Press)

A flirtatious fable of fabulous food, Les Liaisons Culinaires is every foodie’s dream. The slight tale is little more than a framework on which Greek author Andreas Staïkos hangs evocative and sensuous descriptions of food, the recipes

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Kill the Messenger by Tami Hoag

Filed under: Book Reviews,Thriller — The Techie @ 12:55 pm
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Title: Kill the Messenger Author: Tami Hoag Genre: Thriller Release Date: Jun 1 2011 Pages: 423

I love thrillers. More importantly I love the way Tami Hoag writes a thriller. Combining gory death with true life experiences, Hoag produces believable writing in a way not many modern crime thriller writers can.

At the end of a long day battling street traffic, bike messenger Jace Damon has one last drop to make. But, en route to delivering a package

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Life Mask by Emma Donoghue

Filed under: Book Reviews — Femmes @ 12:55 pm

Life Mask by Emma Donoghue 
(Published by Virago Press)

Set in London during the late eighteenth century and with the French Revolution as its bloody and passionate backdrop, Life Mask tells the tale of three women caught in a kind of love triangle. Donoghue’s fourth novel is formed around a fictional recreation

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Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

Filed under: Book Reviews,Literature — The DJ @ 12:55 pm
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Title: Kitchen Author: Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus, Genre: Japan Release Date: 1993 Pages: 150

When Kitchen was published in 1987, it was regarded as a radical new addition to the canon of Japanese writing. The fact that it was written by a woman, and a young woman at that, made the book even more of a talking point. In terms of writing from the Orient, it wasn’t like anything that preceded it, or succeeded it, given the gamut of books

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A Life of Her Own by Dee Cunningham

Filed under: Book Reviews — Femmes @ 12:55 pm

A Life of Her Own by Dee Cunningham   
(Published by Marino)

This is the girl who has it all; great friends, a successful career and a happy life, but underneath the smiling exterior she is hiding a dark and painful past. Cathy Carmody is young and successful but a series of events suddenly bring back memories of a

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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

Filed under: Book Reviews,Cookery — The Historian @ 12:55 pm
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Title: Kitchen Confidential Author: Anthony Bourdain Genre: Cooking Publisher: A&C Black Release Date: Jun 4 2001 Pages: 320

‘Kitchen Confidential’ is a highly entertaining romp through the murky netherworld of restaurant kitchens in New York. But don’t think that the same thing doesn’t happen here in Ireland, albeit on a smaller scale. Be prepared to be amused, fascinated – and disgusted.

Currently working as the executive chef at the New

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La Cucina by Lily Prior

Filed under: Book Reviews,General Fiction,Cookery — The Historian @ 12:55 pm
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Title: La Cucina Author: Lily Prior Genre: Cookery, Fiction Publisher: Random House Release Date: 2001 Pages: 266

Lily Prior’s debut novel plunges headfirst into the heady world of Sicilian life with its accompanying passions for life, love, family and cooking. After the tragic death of her first love, Bartolomeo, Rosa Fiore buried herself in her family kitchen and cooked unendingly, making so much pasta, bread, tomato sauce and preserves that the produce

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Two Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles

Filed under: Book Reviews,Classics — The DJ @ 12:55 pm
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Title: Two Serious Ladies Author: Jane Bowles Genre: Prostitution Release Date: 2010 Pages: 286

In a new series that could be called ‘lesser-spotted classics’ Peter Owens have just published various works of literature from the 20th century that, through no fault of their own, have been over-looked or were marginal successes. One such is Jane Bowles’ Two Serious Ladies. Championed in the introduction by Truman Capote, the

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Irish Food – Slow & Traditional by John McKenna and Sally McKenna

Filed under: Book Reviews — Femmes @ 12:55 pm

Irish Food – Slow & Traditional by John McKenna and Sally McKenna and Irish Food – Fast & Modern by Paul Flynn and Sally McKenna  
(Published by Estragon Press)

Although these cookbooks are small, just 64 pages each, they are beautifully formed. The Irish Food books are from the same stable that produces

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The Lonely Planet Italian Phrasebook by Maurice Riverso

Filed under: Book Reviews — Femmes @ 12:55 pm

The Lonely Planet Italian Phrasebook by Maurice Riverso
(Published by Lonely Planet Publications)

While recently on holidays in Italy, one of my travelling companions produced the Lonely Planet Italian phrasebook. This little book is an absolute must have while traversing the Italian countryside. Filled with useful phrases

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