Mutaz Kadamani Kadamani itibaren Pikule, Maharashtra 416512, India
This was brilliant. Finished it in 2 sittings, poolside in Menorca. Dialogue was excellently written - very believable. Two main characters excellently drawn. Immediately read his other 2 books on my kindle over the next 2 days!
My mum had a copy of this book, and her particular favourite from it was the coffee and almond cake, although beware the measurements which she gets spectacularly wrong sometimes (Margaret C, not my mum). Basically, you need twice the amount of cake mixture she specifies and half the amount of butter icing or you could end up on a sugar/caffeine rush that will last for months. I saw this book again at the Cairo Bookfair of all places, just reprinted with funky new cover, so for nostalgia reasons I got it. Mind you, now everyone's into seasonal cooking, slow cooking, not destroying the environment with too many 'food miles' etc. it's fairly appropriate.