THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A modern classic' Nicola Lamb'Everything about this book is worth it. Frankly, even if you never ever cook, this book is worth it. I love it' Nigella Lawson'My favourite cookbook ever. Useful, ingenious, alive to every pleasure. Passionately recommended' India Knight, Sunday Times'This book is utter magic. I have folded down so ma...

A gripping, beautifully written historical mystery, from an incredible new voice in children's fiction.The body seemed to fall for a long time. There was no splash, or if there was it was lost in the waves. Isobel was frozen to the spot for a moment - and then her common sense caught up with her, and she stepped back quickly into the shadows.When Isobel Petty is orphaned, she finds herself being taken away from her home in India and sent to live with a distant uncl...

An original collection of personal essays blending food writing and memoir, and exploring subjects ranging from Cher's canapes in the film Mermaids, to the way in which food can become a language we use to communicate things that are too difficult to say, via a history of cookbooks that have their foundations in grieving and loss, and one writer's experience of the six kitchens she's made her own over the years. Funny, astute and thought provoking, In the Kitchen explores the importance of...

'A literary and deeply heartfelt exploration of an under-appreciated genre. It is heaven from start to finish**'**INDIA KNIGHT, The Times'This book is funny, wise, and joyfully obsessed with its subject'MONICA HEISEY'Endlessly witty, breathtakingly clever, a book you'll read in one sitting'CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE'Th...

_________________Winner of the Guild of Food Writers General Cookbook Award 2020_________________'A manual for living and a declaration of hope' – Nigella Lawson'Beautiful, life-affirming memoir with recipes ... The most talented British debut writer in a generation' - Sunday Times'Brave and moving ... as effective as a manual for life as it is as a k...

From A for (dining) Alone to Z for Zakuski, (a Russian hors d'oeuvre), An Alphabet for Gourmets is an anthology of food essays by the incomparable M. F. K. Fisher, alighting on long-time obsessions and idiosyncratic digressions to wholly charming effect. Admired by W. H. Auden as one of the greatest American writers, M. F. K Fisher never focuses on just the food set before her. Instead, with unfailingly elegant prose, an eye for evocative detail and a knack for sharp-edged wit, she draws u...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ANDRE SIMON BEST COOKBOOK AWARD_______________'Ella Risbridger has a comforting talent for delivering deliciousness in a way that seems like an act of compassion' - NIGELLA LAWSON'An extraordinary, heartwarming book with gorgeous recipes. I loved it' - NIGEL SLATER_______________This cookbook is about a year in...

'Broad in scope, generous in spirit and wittily accompanied by Risbridger's commentary'Sarah Perry, author of The Essex SerpentSet Me On Fire is an anthology for a new moment in poetry: a collection of fresh, vibrant voices from poets all over the globe, both living and dead. With an intuitive, accessible, feelings-first format, these are poems for the moments when you really need to know that someone else has been there to...

**From bestselling author Ella Risbridger comes The Great Mouse Orchestra - the irresistible story of one brave little mouse who sets out on a grand festive adventure.****Featuring gorgeous colour artwork and wintery activities to make-and-do throughout, this beautiful book is sure to become a festive family tradition to be enjoyed year after year.**This is the tale of one little mouse called Jeremy Larkin – and his dream of findin...

'A gorgeous collection: if you savour words quite as much as food, this is for you!' NIGELLA LAWSONA deliciously moreish collection of the finest pieces of writing on food.In this big, beautiful anthology, award-winning writers Kate Young and Ella Risbridger present you with their ultimate fantasy dinner party. Here you'll find over 100 authors, cooks and poets, from Laurie Colwin, Salman Rushdie and Jack U...

'A literary and deeply heartfelt exploration of an under-appreciated genre. It is heaven from start to finish**'**INDIA KNIGHT, The Times'This book is funny, wise, and joyfully obsessed with its subject'MONICA HEISEY'Endlessly witty, breathtakingly clever, a book you'll read in one sitting'CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE'Th...

Bloomsbury presents The Year of Miracles written and read by Ella Risbridger.SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ANDRE SIMON BEST COOKBOOK AWARD_______________She cooks like a dream and writes like an angel' Sarah PhelpsA diary of cooking, with comfort recipes for every seasonThis story begins with loss. It’s about what happens when you've lived through the worst thing you could have imagined, and how you can still cook, and eat, and love.Because Ella Ri...