reviewed by Wendy Tucker
by Ben Aaronovitch
How to describe this novel, the first in a series of nine?
It’s a crime novel, a police procedural novel, a fantasy/magical realism novel,
a love letter to London and a commentary on race. And it’s rollicking good fun and totally addictive. I am a fan of good crime writing but not usually of fantasy.
Rivers of London is a cross … Read more »
Stuart Absalom
Ingredients:
quarter of a medium-sized pumpkin
1 large onion
olive oil
butter
thyme
1 egg
150 gm fetta
salt and pepper
sesame seeds
fillo pastry (or phyllo or filo …)
Method:
Cut pumpkin into small pieces, toss in olive oil and roast until tender. While the pumpkin is roasting, melt 30 gm of butter in a pan, … Read more »
Flick Ruby
Dimity learned this recipe from her mother, Peta, who was taught it in Fiji. It’s best when you use fresh spices and herbs but do what you can! It’s delicious! (Dimity is my bestie – Flick)
Ingredients: 680 gms (around 3 cups) pumpkin, skinned and chopped into large (around 1.5 inches/3.5 cm) cubes
6 cloves garlic, finely grated
2.5 cms of fresh turmeric, finely grated
2.5 cms green ginger, finely … Read more »
Angela Marshall
Use a dry pumpkin like Queensland Blue or Jarrahdale. Kents are too wet.
1 cup cooked mashed pumpkin (260 gms) – allow to cool and drain off all excess moisture
1 dessertspoon grated orange rind
3 tablespoons butter (90 gms)
¾ cup sugar (165 gms)
1 egg
1 cup sultanas (165 gms)
2 cups SR flour (300 gms)
Pinch salt
½ cup … Read more »
Mark Evans
While it is often said that ‘the best time to prune is when the knife is sharp’, as we move beyond the winter solstice (22 June) and the days start to grow longer, now is one of the best times to prepare your garden for the upcoming growing season by sharpening up your pruning shears.
Late winter is a great time to prune any deciduous trees or shrubs … Read more »
Reviewed by Wendy Tucker
Sebastian Barry
Old gods’ time is ‘an expression indicating a period beyond memory’ and also applies to a memory from so long ago that it belongs in the time of the old gods, such as those of the Greeks. It is the perfect title for this novel that is all about the struggle with memory, what is real, what is imagined and what is too traumatic, too damaging to be allowed to surface.
