Lilla's Feast - A True Story of Love, War, and a Passion for Food

Informationen zum Autor Frances Osborne worked as a barrister, a banker and then a journalist before becoming a full-time writer. She lives in London and Cheshire with her husband and two young children. This is her first book. Klappentext Lilla Eckford! interned in a Japanese civilian camp in China during the second world war after an extraordinary early life!passed her time by compiling a book about the joys of food.Thisprecious cookery book! now in the possession of the ImperialWarMuseum! inspired Lilla's great-granddaughter! Frances Osborne! to investigate her enthralling story. Zusammenfassung Lilla Eckford, interned in a Japanese civilian camp in China during the second world war after an extraordinary early life, passed her time by compiling a book about the joys of food. This cookery book blends together personal history, world events, period atmosphere and family anecdotes into a poignant story.

Product details

• Authors: Frances Osborne, Osborne Frances
• Publisher: BLACK SWAN
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 16.02.2006
• EAN: 9780552771887
• ISBN: 978-0-552-77188-7
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, REFERENCE / Genealogy & Heraldry, Food & society, Family history, tracing ancestors, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Biography: historical, political and military, Cultural studies: food and society