Wednesday, November 23, 2022

The Viscount Who Loved Me

 


Book menu for The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

Food mentioned in The Viscount Who Loved Me
:
Scotch, 19, 22, 25
Strawberries, 22
Lemonade, 31-35, 40, 97
Champagne, 40
Tea, 58, 277, 283, 287, 318
Whiskey, 102-103
Punch, 176
Port wine, 181
Flavored ice, 231
Biscuits, 277-279, 286
     Shortbread, 286
Brandy 281, 285-286
Orange marmalade, 299
Lemon marmalade, 299
Eggs, 318
Scones, 318
Kippers, 318
Roast pork, 3318
Walnuts, 325

Books mentioned in The Viscount Who Loved Me:
William Shakespeare
     Much Ado About Nothing, 24
     Macbeth, 356
Jane Austen, 85

Music mentioned in The Viscount Who Loved Me:
Bach, 36
Mozart, 36
Beethoven's Fifth, 356

Page numbers refer to the mass market paperback (ISBN: 9780062353641)

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Saturday, November 12, 2022

The Oracle of Maracoor

 


Book menu for The Oracle of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire

Food mentioned in The Oracle of Maracoor:
Pomegranates, 16-17, 121-122
Pineapples, 20
Nuts, 29
Berries, 29
     Raspberries, 205
Cherries, 29
Olives, 29
Apples, 36, 38, 46-48, 50, 141-142, 149-150
Ale, 117
     Cherry ale, 45
Biscuits, 45, 201
Bread and jam, 49
Tea, 73 76
Scones, 76
Omelets, 98
Lamb stew, 113
Crumpets and cream, 120
Honeycake, 133
Chicken with tamarind glaze, 179
Wine, 180
Lemonade, 201
Ginger nuts, 205
Hard cider, 223
Sherry, 231
Fruits and cheeses, 235
Pastries, 235

Books mentioned in The Oracle of Maracoor:
The Human Factor / Graham Green, epigraph
Uncle Stephen
/ Forrest Reid, epigraph
Charles Dickens, 213

My favorite passages from The Oracle of Maracoor:
"But then, no one experienced anyone else's life. That was the curse of individuality, and maybe the safety of it, too. The privacy of shame, of regret." (p. 165)

"So much of what we call wisdom is just the aftershock of survival." (p. 197)

"'Most of us flee home to escape how we seem to be becoming. Some of us never stop fleeing. But in this world, hearth-tenders are urgent agents, too. Go home and tend your hearth. If you can. Do a better job than I ever did.'" (p.260)

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN 9780063094017)

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