The Settler's Cookbook

The Settler's Cookbook - A memoir of love, migration and food

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, ISBN:9781846270840, R130.00, Order

Review

'This is an unexpected joy of a book. Woven around the people, places and dishes that have shaped Yasmin Alibhai-Brown's life, it follows an emotional and culinary journey from childhood in pre-independence Uganda to London in the 21st century - Her own migration is intimately bound up with the fate of other East African Asians - It is a story seldom told, and Alibhai-Brown's account of it is fascinating and touching' Sunday Times. 'Alibhai-Brown paints a lively picture of a community that stayed trapped in old ways until it was too late to change - [a] brave book - ' Guardian. 'For many of us food is the gateway experience into other cultures and lives. Yasmin's personal story intertwined with the foods which mean so much to her touched me deeply. And made me hungry. You can't ask for more.' Gavin Esler

Review

'A wonderful book ... This is a path-breaking record, but also a compelling, moving narrative' -Independent --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review: The Settler's Cookbook: A Memoir of Love, Migration and Food
User Review   - Larafi - Goodreads -
An unexpected gift from a friend. I'd never seen this in the shops so it was completely new to me. I'd previously read Yasmin Alibhai-Brown's articles in the Independent, so I knew a little about her ...

Review: The Settler's Cookbook: A Memoir of Love, Migration and Food
User Review   - Fozia - Goodreads -
YA-B writes an honest memoir of her life in Uganda and London as one of the best columnists in the UK today. The book is interspersed with fantastic family recipes, which act as signposts of her most ...