"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
Magdalena Ball runs The Compulsive Reader. She is the author of the novels Black Cow and Sleep Before Evening, the poetry books Repulsion Thrust and Quark Soup, a nonfiction book The Art of Assessment, and, in collaboration with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Deeper Into the Pond, Blooming Red, Cherished Pulse, She Wore Emerald Then, and Imagining the Future. She also runs a radio show, The Compulsive Reader Talks. Find out more about Magdalena at www.magdalenaball.com.
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For parents of boys and girls, the two books together form a terrific bible of parenting that will be referred to and re-used again and again.
History is undermined and recreated in a fictionalised form that tells a greater truth.
A nice offering for the beginning or intermediate cook looking to take on the world of French cuisine in a non-pretentious, easy to learn form.
The real draw is the story, which manages to walk the difficult line between morality and subversiveness, humor and intrigue.
The Manolo Blahnik of cookbooks: lavish and practical at the same time.
As in all good sci-fi, the plot is built on scientific principles that are absolutely believable, mirrored as they are to what we already understand.
The key message is that you must write, and that if you do surrender and listen, and keep writing, you will succeed in your writing.
Paris’ prose is affirmative, compassionate, and supportive and will help artists to take better care of their emotional needs.
A scientifically oriented book which does more than just help people get better.
Colourful, easy to make food that is as attractive as it is delicious.
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