In her essay collection, Reed "blends David Sedaris-like humor with Southern culinary knowledge, then adds a dash of gentility and a pinch of detail " (Washington Independent Review of Books).In considering the pleasures and absurdities of her native culture, Julia Reed quotes another Southern writer, Willie Morris, who said, "It's the juxtapositions that get you down here." These juxtapositions are, for Julia, the soul of the South, and in her warmhearted...

The humorist celebrates Southern food, Southern women, and the Southern penchant for enjoying good times in this collection of her food writing.In essays on everything from pork chops to the perfect picnic Julia Reed revels in the simple good qualities that make the Southern table the best possible place to pull up a chair. She expounds on:The Southerner's relentless penchant for using gelatinWhy most things taste better with homemade mayonn...

From the heart of the American South to the African bush, Dispatches from the Gilded Age is a dazzling collection of essays from Julia Reed, one of America's most engaging and insightful chroniclers.Reed's sharp eye and wit illuminate the high and low of a spectacular era, from her first byline covering the shooting of Dr. Herman Tarnower by headmistress Jean Harris, to profiles of luminaries like Andre Leon Talley, Sister Helen Prejean, President George an...

"[Reed] has compiled here food-focused curiosities sprinkled with a dash of travel, a pinch of sass, and a whole load of recipes." — Publishers WeeklyJulia Reed, a master of the art of eating, drinking, and making merry, takes the reader on culinary adventures in places as far flung as Kabul, Afghanistan and as close to home as her native Mississippi Delta and Florida's Gulf Coast. Along the way, Reed discovers the perfect Pimm's Royale at the Paris Ritz, d...

Dispatches from the Gilded Age is a collection of essays by Julia Reed, one of America’s greatest chroniclers.In the middle of the night on March eleventh, 1980, the phone rang in Julia Reed’s Georgetown dorm. It was her boss at Newsweek, where she was an intern. He told her to get in her car and drive to her alma mater, the Madeira School. Her former headmistress, Jean Harris, had just shot Dr. Herman Tarnower, The Scarsdale Diet Doctor. Julia di...

"Reed recounts with humor [post Katrina] home-improvement nightmares in a story that is part 'Money Pitt' and part love letter to her adopted home town." — Washington Post, Front Page FeatureAfter fifteen years of living like a vagabond on her reporter's schedule, Julia Reed got married and bought a house in the historic Garden District of New Orleans. Four weeks after she moved in, Hurricane Katrina struck.Rich with sumptuous details and with the ...

**This program is read by the author.South Toward Home is a wry and humorous audiobook about life and culture in the American South.**In thinking about her native land, Julia Reed quotes another Southern writer, Willie Morris, who said, “It’s the juxtapositions that get you down here.” These juxtapositions are, for Julia, the soul of the South and in her warmhearted and funny new audiobook, South Toward Home, she chronicles her adventures through the highs...

Nach einem bösen Familienstreit flieht die unerfahrene Prinzessin Leila heimlich nach New York … und trifft in einer noblen Hotelbar auf den charmantesten Playboy der Stadt: James Chatsfield! Ein Blick aus den samtbraunen Augen des unwiderstehlichen Hoteltycoons und Leila spürt zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben die prickelnde Macht sinnlicher Gefahr. Aus Vorsicht auf seine fantastischen Küsse verzichten? Daran denkt die rebellische Prinzessin nicht im Traum. Aber weiß sie nicht, was es für Fol...

"An utterly charming celebration of the messiness of love, life, and motherhood... every woman deserves a Nick." -- Laurelin Paige, New York Times bestselling author"Heartwarming and intensely emotional, Our Options Have Changed is witty, sexy and hilarious with a heroine you admire and a hero you can't help falling in love with." -- Helena Hunting, New York Times bestselling authorHaving it all is a fantasy, right?Chloe Browne knows all about fantasy. Fantasy is he...

Having it all is a fantasy, right?Carrie Shelton thought her boyfriend was too good to be true. Her best friend's brother? A guy who loved antiquing? Who cuddled on the couch while watching foodie YouTube clips and talking about artisanal spices? Who helped her accessorize her outfits?Right.Fantasy.So when he ran off with Kevin, the owner of an antique shop, right before his sister’s wedding, Carrie’s life went from fantasy to nightmare.As maid of ho...

**Don't miss the final instalment in the Dales Detective series!'A rollicking tale of everyday crime life among rural folk' - Daily MailFrom death to danger and malice to mystery, Samson and Delilah have weathered many storms. Finally, things should be going smoothly. Except life’s never that simple in Bruncliffe, is it?**As the couple are beset with worries about their upcoming wedding, a charismatic celebrity comes knocking on the Dales Detective Agency’s...

Haley’s life may be at risk, but the bigger threat is to her heart.After a lifetime spent in hiding, all Haley Jones wants for her eighteenth birthday is answers. But she gets more than she bargained for when Knox, Ethan, Chase, Theo, Jackson, and Liam show up instead, turning her world upside down. Though the team of six dangerously appealing guys vows to protect her, she can’t help but wonder whose side they’re really on.When things heat up with the team, Haley finds hers...