Monsoon Diary - Reveries and Recipes From India

Bantam Press, Sydney, 2003. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 225 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Mild age tanning throughout. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This copy is well-read and a little dog-eared but is in sound condition. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. Shoba recounts her childhood in South India, a portrait of small-town life richly populated by characters like the flower woman who brings jasmine for the gods, the milkman who names his cows after his wives, and the iron-man who picks up red-hot coals with his bare hands. Food is so important to her family that when Shoba wins a scholarship to study in America, they only agree to let her go if she prepares a successful banquet. She returns home to an arranged marriage - to her surprise, the family have chosen well - and later there are visits from her many relatives, old and new, to her home in New York City. MONSOON DIARY weaves a fascinating food narrative that combines authentic vegetarian recipes from South India with tales from Shoba Narayan's life, stories of her delightfully eccentric family, and reflections on Indian culture. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; India; Cooking, Wine & Dining. ISBN: 1863254137. ISBN/EAN: 9781863254137. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4475. . 9781863254137