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Bookmarked by the Historian
Bitter Fame: Life of Sylvia Plath
by Anne Stevenson (1990)
Anne of Green Gables
by LM Montgomery (1908)
Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman (1998)
Wise Children
by Angela Carter (1991)

The Writer Music buff with culinary overtones.

The Techie Our curly top, music lover with itchy feet.

The DJ Bubbly, active and reads more than the rest of us put together

The Artist Cheese on toast, family, skinny white boys playing guitar, a loyal companion.

The Athlete Funky, fun-loving and cheerful

The Connoisseur The corkscrew! Full of fun and very thoughtful

The Gardener Gourmet camping cuisine, wealth of information, bright and an avid reader.

Bookclub Choices
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve
Lucy Gault by William Trevor
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
The Colour by Rose Tremain
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
Memoir by John McGahern
The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden

Reviewed by The Historian
A Journey Through America with the Rolling Stones
An Accident Waiting to Happen by Adrian White
Around Ireland with a Pan by Éamonn Ó Catháin
Ash Wednesday by Ethan Hawke
A Taste of West Cork
A Taste For It by Monica McInerney
At Home, At Play by Penny Oliver
At Ruby's by Frank Delaney
Author, Author by David Lodge
Avenger by Frederick Forsyth
A Widow For One Year by John Irving
Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris
Brick Lane by Monica Ali
Carnevale by MR Lovric
Cooking for Mr Latte by Amanda Hesser
Dangerous Muse by Nancy Schoenberger
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Dirt Music by Tim Winton
Dream Brother by David Browne
Eating with Angels by Sarah-Kate Lynch
Feast: Food That Celebrates Life by Nigella Lawson
Fresh and Wild Cookbook by Ysanne Spevack
Going Down by Kate Thompson
How to Cook Better by Shaun Hill
Irish Cooking: Over 100 Traditional Recipes by Clare Connery
Judith Cullen's Cookery Classes
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
La Cucina: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Lily Prior
Last Chance to Eat: The Fate of Taste in a Fast Food World by Gina Mallet
Les Halles Cookbook by Anthony Bourdain
Les Liaisons Culinaires by Andreas Staïkos
Martha Gellhorn: A Life by Caroline Moorehead
Mediterranean Cook by Paul Gayler
Monday's Warriors by Maurice Shadbolt
Moorish by Greg and Lucy Malouf
My Week With Marilyn by Colin Clark
Never No More by Maura Laverty
Nigella Bites by Nigella Lawson
Not on the Label: What Really Goes into the Food on Your Plate by Felicity Lawrence
Old School by Tobias Wolff
One Day in my Life by Bobby Sands
One For My Baby by Tony Parsons
Passage by Connie Willis
Paulo Coelho, Confessions of a Pilgrim by Juan Arias
Poisonwood Bible (The) by Barbara Kingsolver
Portrait In Sepia by Isabel Allende
Seven Types of Ambiguity by Elliot Perlman>
Snow by Orhan Pamuk
State of Happiness by Stella Duffy
Take 6 Ingredients by Conrad Gallagher
Tarte Tatin by Susan Herrmann Loomis
Taste: Baking With Flavour by Dean Brettschneider and Lorraine Jacobs
Taste: A New Way to Cook by Sybil Kapoor
The Art of Falling Apart by Mark Dawson
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
The Creation Records Story by David Cavanagh
The Empress of Ireland: Chronicle of an Unusual Friendship by Christopher Robbins
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy MitfordThe Historian
The Restaurant: Food and Wine from the TV Series
The Story of Lucy Gault by Willam Trevor The Historian
The Swing of Things by Sean O'Reilly
The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve The Historian
'Tis Herself by Maureen O'Hara
Trattoria: Food for Family and Friends by Ursula Ferrigno
Unwrapped: Green and Black's Chocolate Recipes edited by Caroline Jeremy
Upside Down Inside Out by Monica McInerney
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho The Historian
Waking Up In Dublin: A Musical Tour of the Celtic Capital by Neil Hegarty
Zarbo - Recipes From a New Zealand Deli by Mark McDonough and Zarbo Deli & Café


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