William Collins English Food, Literature, Culture & Art, Hardback, Diane Purkiss
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Brand: William Collins
Description: 'An absolute gem' Sunday Times'A mouthwatering history' The Guardian. William Collins English Food, Literature, Culture & Art, Hardback, Diane Purkiss - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Merchant: Harper Collins
Product ID: 9780007255566
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Dimensions: 159x240mm
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ISBN: 9780007255566
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Author: Vicuña
Rating: 5
Review: Diana Purkiss has written one of the best book about food that I’ve ever read. I received the hardcover version as a Christmas present and I’ve been totally absorbed. Her approach is unique and packed with information. We tend to think only about food as a particular item; bread as a slice of toast or a roll, breakfast is…? In the first chapter she considers breakfast. What constitutes breakfast and how has it developed? For some it’s a coffee on the hoof, for others it’s a full fry up with numerous ingredients. But when and where did the so called traditional full English arise. Probably in Scotland! This is a delightful romp through social history and it challenges the reader to think further about the background to food. The baker who works through the night and part of a day, pre industrial scale baking, to put bread on the table daily. They worked long hard hours and died young after a lifetime inhaling flour dust. Or the maid, up before dawn to light fires in the home, even into the 20 th century. We take so much for granted and this provides a refreshing insight into what’s required to get daily food to the table. The research appears meticulous. Extensive notes reference source material and provide inspirational reading if you’re keen to know more. I absolutely love this book. It’s engaging, authoritative and truly fascinating. Ver6 highl6 recommended.
Author: M D Stevenson
Rating: 1
Review: The prose is rambling and full of inaccuracies ( e.g. pelican is not the same as corned (salted) beef.. The author has clearly just assembled as much material as she found in the library and rehashed it without any evidence of critical thought or logic. I regret the time and money spent coming to that conc!usion
