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RT Booklovers Convention Read: A Blood Seduction
I was lucky enough to have an RT Convention a few hours' drive from my home town in 2013. Just me, myself, and an audiobook for the road,...
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A fitting closing to the mysteries of La Lune
My final inspired dish was a simple one, but mentioned in the book many times: a cheese plate with a bottle of wine. For this one I found...
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In the absence of capon in truffle sauce...
There is a particularly evocative scene in The Witch of Painted Sorrows where Sandrine and her Grandmother are dining in an exquisite...
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Sandrine and her madeleines
In the first few chapters of The Witch of Painted Sorrows we find our main character, Sandrine, spending quality time with her...
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The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose
I think I lived in La Belle Epoque in another life. I remember the first time I saw a painting by Pierre Bonnard at the Denver Museum of...