Sunday, January 8, 2023

An Offer From a Gentleman

Book menu for An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

Food mentioned in An Offer From a Gentleman
Shortbread, 7
Biscuits, 16-17, 19, 70, 150-152, 290, 372-375, 377, 379, 384
     Ginger biscuits, 152
Tea, 16, 70, 150, 153, 229, 236, 268-269, 320, 371
Brandy, 31, 33, 149, 287
Lemonade, 32-33
Eggs, 135-136, 143
Bacon, 136, 140, 143
Ham, 136, 140
Toast, 136
Beef pie, 136
Scones, 151, 229, 236-237, 266
Beef stew, 151, 156, 158

Books/Authors mentioned in An Offer from a Gentleman:
William Shakespeare, 31
Lord Byron, 31
William Blake, 31

Music mentioned in An Offer from a Gentleman:
Handel, 48

Page numbers refer to the mass market paperback (ISBN: 978062353658)


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Friday, January 6, 2023

Five Tuesdays in Winter

Book menu for Five Tuesdays in Winter: Stories by Lily King

Food mentioned in "Creature"
Saltines and cheese, 4
Apples, 4
Ice cream sundaes, 9
Chocolate pudding, 25
Salmon, 29
Soft-boiled eggs, 34

Books/Authors mentioned in "Creature"
Jane Eyre / Charlotte Bronte, 3, 7, 9, 26

Movies mentioned in "Creature"
The Sound of Music, 2

Music mentioned in "Creature"
"Sixteen Going on Seventeen", 2
"Mother's Little Helper" / The Rolling Stones, 12
"Here Comes the Sun" / The Beatles, 22
"Feed the Birds" / The Sherman Brothers, 25
"It's a Small World" / The Sherman Brothers, 25, 40

TV shows mentioned in "Creature"
That Girl, 6-7, 9
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Food mentioned in "Five Tuesdays in Winter"
Pasta puttanesca, 45
Mushroom soup, 55-56, 59
Burritos, 61
Chocolates, 63
Lasagna, 63, 67

Books/Authors mentioned in "Five Tuesdays in Winter"
The Leopard / Giuseppe di Lampedusa, 44
The Go-Between / L. P. Hartley, 44
Joaquim Machodo de Assis, 44
Jane Austen, 44
Dostoeyevski, 44
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 56
Middlemarch / George Eliot, 57
Stephen Jay Gould, 58
Thomas Pynchon, 58
Henry James, 62

Plays mentioned in "Five Tuesdays in Winter"
Annie, 60
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Food mentioned in "When in the Dordogne"
Martinis, 69
Iced tea, 70
Chicken noodle casserole, 71, 74
Crinkled fries, 71
Schlitz beer, 71, 78-79
Blueberry pie, 75
Cookies, 79
Snickers bars, 85
Soda, 85
Popcorn, 90-91

Books/Authors mentioned in "When in the Dordogne"
W.B. Yeats, 74
Hermann Hesse, 74
Thomas Mann, 74
The Brothers Karamazov / Fyodor Dostoevsky, 89
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Food mentioned in "North Sea"
Mustard sandwiches, 98-99
Fresh bread, 107
Sausage,  107
Coffee, 110-111
Waffles and strawberries, 111
Tea, 112
Ham, 118
Cinnamon toast, 121

Music mentioned in "North Sea"
"Osmin's aria" (Die Enfuhrung aus dem Serail) / Mozart, 119
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Food mentioned in "Timeline"
Wine, 132
Gimlet, 132
Coffee, 132
Nonpareils, 136
Peanut butter cups, 136

Books/Authors mentioned in "Timeline"
Ethan Frome / Edith Wharton, 126, 128, 144
Ralph Ellison, 133

Music mentioned in "Timeline"
"Norwegian Wood" / The Beatles, 128
Jim Hendrix, 136
"Psycho Killer" / Talking Heads, 143
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Food mentioned in "Hotel Seattle"
Doritos, 150-151
Coffee, 150
Madeleines, 151
Campari, 159
Wine, 159
Scotch, 159
Flavored martinis, 159, 163
Welsch rarebit, 160
American chop suey, 160
Pink sponge cake, 160
Osso buco, 160
Grilled salmon, 160

Books/Authors mentioned in "Hotel Seattle"
Bret Easton Ellis, 151

Music mentioned in "Hotel Seattle"
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" / Barbra Streisand, 157
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Food mentioned in "Mansard"
Tomato and cream cheese sandwiches with chives, 181
Coffee, 182, 185

Books/Authors mentioned in "Mansard"
Madeline / Ludwig Bemelmans, 184, 189
Graham Greene, 189
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Food mentioned in " South"
Peaches, 191, 200
Sourballs, 197
Cherries, 200
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Food mentioned in "The Man at the Door"
Gin martinis, 210-212, 215-217
Coffee, 210
Seltzer, 210
Orange juice, 210

Books/Authors mentioned in "The Man at the Door"
Walt Whitman, 210
Thomas Hardy, 217
Shirley Hazzard, 217
David Copperfield / Charles Dickens, 217
Moby Dick / Herman Melville, 218
The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald, 218
Mrs. Dalloway / Virginia Woolf, 218
Jane Austen, 219
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Mark Twain, 219
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 225
Norman Mailer, 228

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN:9780802158765)

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