Nigel Slater is the author of Real Fast Food, Real Fast Puddings, The 30-Minute Cook, Real Food, Appetite and The Kitchen Diaries. Real Fast Food was shortlisted for the Andre Simon Award while The 30-Minute Cook was nominated for both the Glenfiddich and Julia Child Awards. In 1995 he won the Glenfiddich Trophy and he has twice won the Cookery Writer of the Year Award as well as being named Media Personality of the Year in the 1996 Good Food Awards. He is the Observer's food writer and he writes a monthly column for Observer Food Monthly.
Penetrating analysis. --Nature Greenhalgh is our most surefooted guide to China's adventure in mass birth planning ... As a study of scientific policy-making in China, Just One Child is without peer. --Science (aaas) The first step in questioning the one-child policy will be an open and truthful exploration of its origins and history. This book is an admirable leap towards that goal. --Times Literary Supplement (tls) Fascinating. --The Lancet Highly engaging. --Chinese Cross Currents