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Random Thoughts: On the womanly arts. By Jean Bedford

Random Thoughts: On the womanly arts. By Jean Bedford

by NRB | 26 May 2017 | The Godfather: Peter Corris | 1 comment

Since tribal days, and probably before, women have been the instigators of, and largely predominant in, several arts – usually demoted to ‘crafts’ in our patriarchal world. (How did men get the ‘martial arts’?) Primarily these womanly arts are gardening, cooking,...
MARGARET POMERANZ and PHILIPPA WHITFIELD POMERANZ Let’s Eat: A cookbook celebrating film, food and family. Reviewed by Jeannette Delamoir

MARGARET POMERANZ and PHILIPPA WHITFIELD POMERANZ Let’s Eat: A cookbook celebrating film, food and family. Reviewed by Jeannette Delamoir

by NRB | 14 May 2015 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

This charming volume gives us a combination of food, occasions, glamorous name-dropping and glorious places, all mixed up with the closeness and fun of family. Film critic Margaret Pomeranz appeared on SBS and the ABC for almost 30 years, the longevity...

The Godfather: Peter Corris on cooking

by NRB | 26 Jul 2013 | The Godfather: Peter Corris | 0 comments

Robert B Parker’s Spenser private eye novels had some influence on my Cliff Hardy series. Parker was a whiz with the one-liner. ‘Work for you?’ Spenser said to an unappealing would-be client, ‘I’d rather spend the rest of my life at a Barry Manilow concert.’ Len...

CHARLOTTE WOOD Love and Hunger: Thoughts on the gift of food. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

by NRB | 4 May 2012 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

From how to make pastry to the ethics of eating, Charlotte Wood inspires with her passion for food.  The best food writers are those who delight in the preparation of good food and in sharing it with loved ones, and novelist Charlotte Wood is one such writer. In...
             

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