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Watch Your Back

Karen Rose

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Unforgettable - Stevie Mazettu always knew that she would never get over the deaths if her murdered...

Magellan

Stefan Zweig, Paul Cedar, Paul Eden and O.W. Brierly

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The life of the great Portuguese explorer who dared to sail beyond the horizon The Portuguese...

Lady in Waiting

Anne Glenconner

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The remarkable life of Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret who was also a Maid of Honour at the...

Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated Bitter Almonds in Books

Jul 2, 2019

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Wasn't keen on the recipies but a nice touch (0 more)

Great wee book

I only wanted to read half of this book as the second half is recipes. After the first thirteen pages I put it down and sighed. I like to give a book at least a chapter so I persisted and I am glad I did. The book is written by Simeti about the life of Maria, a Sicilian woman who owns a bakery. The first chapter is all about the art of baking (old school) and I was worried that the whole novel would read along the same lines - after all it is memoir that I want to read. Things turn around after chapter one when Maria discusses her childhood in a nunnery, her feelings of neglect, her hunger but also of what she learned and how she was able to apply this to her later in life career. I found Maria's attitude to religion and family refreshing and enjoyed the conversational tone in which she delivers her own recollections.
This is a book worth persisting with.