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Recipe: Blackberry Madeleines
You can find my recipe for blackberry madeleines in today’s edition of Domestic Sluttery! It’s a brilliant newsletter, adding a dose of cheer to your inbox, featuring stories of incredible women throughout history, recipes, gift ideas, sales spy feature and more. So if you’re not already signed up… what are you waiting for? https://www.domesticsluttery.com/ L…
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Les transbordeuses: the forgotten female activists of Cerbère
He had brought a large basket with him. From it came tumbling oranges, impossibly bright against the old, scrubbed wood. ‘Where did these come from?’ I asked Clémence, fetching a clean knife to copy Aaró’s peeling and slicing. ‘I haven’t seen any groves.’ ‘Spain. They’re why this town exists. Buy an orange or a lemon…
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Wild Cherry Cake
When it came to creating a cake to accompany Where the Wild Cherries Grow, I knew I wanted it to contain three things. Cherries – as might be found on Emeline and Aaro’s secret tree – were a must. Almonds too; the medieval Catalan recipe collection The Book of Sent Sovi is full of recipes…
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Where the Wild Cherries Grow: Book Launch
I’m so excited; Where the Wild Cherries Grow is finally being released into the wild THIS WEEK. It feels like it’s forever since I sat in front of a fire, in a cottage in west Wales, writing the first few chapters of what would eventually become this book. But now it’s finally going to be…
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Five Hundred Years of The Kitchen Cat — Katzenworld
Minette, Julia Child’s first kitchen cat “Cats gravitate to kitchens like rocks gravitate to gravity.” – Terry Pratchett For as long as there have been kitchens, there have been kitchen cats: rodent hunters, defenders of the pantry, guardians of the warmest spot by the hearth, always on the look out for a stray piece of… via…
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La ragazza delle ciliegie
It’s always an apprehensive moment, seeing cover designs for the first time. Do the designers share the same ideas about the book as me? What visual cues have they taken? Which colours have they focused on? Something that always surprises people is how little an author is usually involved when it comes to design; I…
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Where the Wild Cherries Grow: a playlist
To celebrate the e-book release of Where the Wild Cherries Grow on the 23rd March, I thought I’d put together something special: a playlist of songs that inspired my writing, remind me of the characters, or just seem to fit the tone of the novel. This is a very mixed bag, from classical nocturnes to…
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Where the Wild Cherries Grow: ebook release
I’m going to jump on the bandwagon with the sentence that everybody is saying today: I can’t believe it’s March already! We’ve officially left February behind, with its long, grey days of neverending winter. Now, the daffodils and irises are out in my garden, the blossom is starting to froth on the trees and spring…
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New Book Klaxon! Where the Wild Cherries Grow
Last week I received some gorgeous-looking proofs, and as a result am exceedingly excited to finally be able to reveal news about my new book… Although some of you may remember that it was originally scheduled for publication in August 2016, after a few delays (plus a re-titling, and a re-design) I’m thrilled to say…
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Domestic Sluttery Back in Town
So I’m very excited to announce that the brilliant team behind Domestic Sluttery are BACK with DS 2.0, this time in the form of a daily newsletter. If you like stories about remarkable women, stylish homeware, ridiculous objects, fancy jewellery, sales bargains, gift ideas, easy, tasty recipes and swishy skirts then Domestic Sluttery is the…
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Laura Madeleine 