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The Debt To Pleasure

The Debt To Pleasure

John Lanchester

The narrating character Tarquin Winot reminisces about a British childhood spent primarily in France and about food. Voluptuous and quirky, he gradually reveals more about his nature than perhaps he'd like. No recipes but evocative and beautifully written descriptions of various dishes and how they were prepared. ...

Publisher:
Pan
Year of publication:
2014
ISBN:
978-1-4472-7538-1
Pages:
240
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The narrating character Tarquin Winot reminisces about a British childhood spent primarily in France and about food. Voluptuous and quirky, he gradually reveals more about his nature than perhaps he'd like. No recipes but evocative and beautifully written descriptions of various dishes and how they were prepared.

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