reviewed by Wendy Tucker
by Lionel Shriver
I’ve been a fan of Lionel Shriver since the best-selling, prizewinning novel that made her name, We need to talk about Kevin, appeared in 2003.
Any woman who at 15 changes her name from Margaret Ann to Lionel and sticks with it, has got to be fierce. And fierce she is. We need to talk about Kevin examined maternal ambivalence and a high school shooting. The post … Read more »
by Mark Evans
Whether you subscribe to the meteorological view that it begins on the first day of the month or to the astronomical view that it begins on the vernal equinox on the twenty-third day of the month, September brings us into the season that many consider the beginning of the gardening year – … Read more »
by Georgina Adamson
Preferably use thick skinned lemons. This is another useful pantry item and great to use when cooking Middle Eastern-style food, goes well with chicken, lamb, fish, cous cous and more.
You will need large, sterilised glass jars. Prepare jars by washing and drying well and sterilising in the oven.
Wash the lemons and cut into quarters or eights, depending on size. Toss in a large basin with coarse salt … Read more »
by Georgie Adamson
I learnt this idea from a dear, elderly, past resident of Bermagui who, when she had a freshly squeezed juice, would save her rinds and put them in the freezer, there to use when she made marmalade or candied peel.
The freezing seems to tenderise the peel. When required, put the halves in a saucepan, cover with water and simmer till tender. Drain and, when cool enough to handle, scrape out … Read more »
by Angela Marshall
We’re deep in one of the coldest winters that I have experienced in the past twenty-five years in this region. So, to acknowledge this, I want to concentrate on those winter crops that revel in cold temperatures: those whose flavours improve and sweeten when the nights are genuinely cold, not just a bit nippy. Among the best winter sweeties are Brussel sprouts, fennel bulbs, parsnips and all citrus fruit. Some of these won’t … Read more »
reviewed by Wendy Tucker
by Catherine Lumby
Frank Moorhouse, the celebrated Australian author, essayist, screenwriter and journalist, died in 2022, aged 83.
There are now two recent biographies of Moorhouse. He asked his friend, journalist Catherine Lumby, to be his biographer. She spent many hours interviewing Moorhouse and was granted total access to all 158 boxes of archival material. It seems Moorhouse kept everything – a great gift to any biographer. Lumby … Read more »
