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Dreams & Recipes 1904 - 1914

Viola Dono

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English
Analogy Press
21 February 2015
Dreams and Recipes 1904-1914 First edition was Winner of Gourmand Cookbook Awards Northern Ireland, Food Writer of the Year (2015)

Step back in time to Titanic-era Belfast - a city humming with shipbuilding, secrets, and the scent of baking bread.

Told through a decade-long exchange of letters between Britain and the United States, Dreams and Recipes 1904-1914 is a beautifully crafted factional novella - fiction woven from real lives and true events. Through handwritten notes, recipes, and confessions, the characters reveal their dreams, disappointments, and daily lives shaped by emigration, social divisions, and looming tragedy.

From ordinary kitchen tables to the refined halls of Northern Ireland's gentry, traditional dishes are swapped alongside stories - warming soups, spiced puddings, rustic breads, and forgotten favourites that evoke a bygone era. Discover recipes both humble and historic, including contributions from well-known Northern Irish figures of the time.

Smell the sea air mingling with the aromas of home-baked pies drifting through Belfast's red brick terraces. Feel the collective heartbreak as news spreads of the 'unsinkable' ship's tragic fate. And hear the whispers of folklore in the tale of a pudding said to be bewitched by fairies.

This is more than historical fiction - it's a sensory journey through a time of great hope and heartache, flavoured with nostalgia, and rich in the resilient spirit of the Northern Irish people.

And perhaps, as you turn the final page, you'll ask yourself: how much has really changed?
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Imprint:   Analogy Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 12mm
Weight:   299g
ISBN:   9780993095917
ISBN 10:   0993095917
Pages:   216
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Viola Dono, born in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland in 1968, takes the reader right back to those heady days of the Edwardian era, when shipbuilding and emigration were at their peak, and creativity was in abundance in the kitchen. Two girls exchange letters, hopes and dreams, in a novella that moves between Ireland, England and the United States of America. The letters are written in the genre of faction, containing a mixture of fact and fiction, occasionally accompanied by a narrator providing historical context and facts. Written from extensive research combined with family history, the book threads together thoughts and themes remarkably similar to many of the issues we face in the world we live in today. An unusual format, and a read not to be missed. A new edition of this book is now available in Kindle format. 'Titanic Dreams, Treasured Recipes: Letters from 1904-1914' is available to read on PC, table or any e-book reading device.

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