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Brown explains how vulnerability is both the core of difficult emotions like fear
a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as well as the mind
a carefree spirit from England
complex female characters
From Absinthe To Zest: An Alphabet For Food Lovers, Alexandre Dumas religion but to Ma it's prisonAs well as being the author of The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas was also an enthusiastic gourmand and expert cook. His Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine, published in 1873, is an encyclopaedic collection of ingredients, recipes and anecdotes, from Absinthe to Zest via cake, frogs' legs, oysters, Roquefort and vanilla. Included here are recipes for bamboo pickle and strawberry omelette, advice on cooking all manner of beast from bear to kangaroo