Cookery books heap in my kitchen cupboard. Some carry the scars of years of service whilst others have slipped to the back of the pile – lost and unused. But ‘bitten.’ by Sarah Graham is at the top and it’s only been with me a year.
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Book Review: We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
NoViolet Bulawayo is 31-year-old Elizabeth Tshele who left Zimbabwe for America at the age of 18. She is currently based at Stanford University in California. We Need New Names was recently short-listed for the Man Booker Prize. Published by Chatto & Windus. E-book available.
Williams F1 keeps its wheels on
Metal wrenches against metal. Too much time on the trigger. A baby screams. Fingers strain as a wheel slugs into place and a hand chops down to mark job done. The time is unconvincing.
Final chance to slice the margins downwards. The stopwatch flies – slick and precise. In the first blur the wheel nut traps in the gun and the brief scramble to realign surges the time to over 35 seconds. Aspiration deflates … it’s been a coffee and croissants performance suitable only for caravans.
The Phraser 