Small Fires by Rebecca May Johnson calm They include such fascinating characters

They include such fascinating characters as the superstitious antiquary William Stukeley and the animal- and bird-loving Lady Read

this is a collection of over 90 of his best-loved recipes

America's secret war in the Caribbean during the Cold War is revealed as never before in this riveting story of the machinations and blunders of superpowers

' Sunday TimesIt is the year of our Lord 1349 and it is the season of the Plague

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Small Fires by Rebecca May Johnson calm They include such fascinating charactersCooking is thinking! The spatter of sauce in a pan, a cook's subtle deviation from a recipe, the careful labour of cooking for loved ones: these are not often the subjects of critical enquiry. Cooking, we are told, has nothing to do with serious thought; the path to intellectual fulfilment leads directly out of the kitchen. In this electrifying, innovative memoir, Rebecca May Johnson rewrites the kitchen as a vital source of knowledge and revelation.