Voor Kitty is opgroeien in Hay House op het Engelse platteland te midden van haar grootouders en allerlei extravagante bezoekers hemels. Maar voor haar moeder, de rusteloze Marina, een spontane schoonheid met zilveren ogen en een passie voor schilderen, biedt dit comfortabele nest niet de spanning en het avontuur waar ze steeds weer naar op zoek is. Wanneer Swami-ji, Marina's goeroe, haar aanraadt haar heil in New York te zoeken, wordt de familie ontwricht. Kitty blijft ontheemd achter op een kleurloze kostschool. Al snel raadt de goeroe Marina echter aan het gezin te herenigen en Kitty mag opnieuw bij haar moeder wonen. Maar Marina is nog steeds op zoek naar het ultieme geluk. Ze neemt Kitty op sleeptouw van New York naar Engeland en verder de wereld rond en betrekt haar kinderen bij al haar dubieuze relaties. Dan wordt Kitty vijftien en moet ze een keuze maken: blijft ze in de schaduw van haar moeder leven, of is het tijd om voor zichzelf te kiezen?
Sophie Dahl Boeken
Sophie Dahl schrijft met een scherp oog voor detail en een speelse, doch inzichtelijke ironie die de complexiteit van menselijke relaties blootlegt. Haar werk duikt in thema's als identiteit, liefde en de zoektocht naar betekenis in de moderne wereld. De auteur combineert meesterlijk humor met een diep begrip van de menselijke natuur, waardoor verhalen ontstaan die zowel boeiend als tot nadenken stemmend zijn. Haar kenmerkende stem biedt lezers een verfrissende en onvergetelijke literaire ervaring.

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Madame Badobedah
- 56bladzijden
- 2 uur lezen
A timeless story celebrating friendship and imagination, from an exciting new voice in children's literature. Mabel lives with her parents in The Mermaid Hotel, by the sea. Mabel likes to keep an eye on the comings and goings of all the guests. Then one day a particularly in-ter-est-ing old lady comes to stay. There is something very suspicious about her, with her growly voice and her heavy trunks and her beady-eyed tortoise. And why does no one know her REAL name? There can only be one answer, Mabel decides ... this guest is a SUPERVILLAIN
Continuing where her hugely successful Voluptuous Delights left off, best selling author Sophie Dahl offers up a seasonal almanac of bountiful dishes alongside warm food-filled memories and musings.
Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights
Recipes for Every Season, Mood, and Appetite
- 288bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
Celebrating the joy of cooking, Sophie Dahl shares nearly one hundred seasonal recipes that highlight fresh ingredients and indulgent flavors. Each recipe is accompanied by personal anecdotes that reveal her deep connection to food and its enjoyment. From vibrant summer stews and crisp pies to refreshing salads and rich desserts, the collection emphasizes the pleasure of creating and savoring meals. This book offers a delightful exploration of culinary delights that nourish both body and soul.
A stylish and charming cookbook from a rising food star that interweaves personal anecdotes about food and the good life with 100 simple and appealing seasonal recipes. Bestselling author Sophie Dahl offers up 100 wholesome recipes for health-minded home cooks who yearn for a bit of indulgence in her gorgeous second cookbook. Favoring natural sweeteners, minimal meat, and abundant produce, these dishes satisfy yet never feel ascetic. Recipes ranging from Roasted Pumpkin with Sautéed Greens and Toasted Cumin Dressing to Rhubarb Rice Pudding are organized seasonally, and the book finishes with a full chapter of luscious desserts. But the recipes are only part of the story--Sophie’s food-filled memories and musings on the good life make this a book to treasure for its writerly charms as much as for its advice in the kitchen. Very Fond of Food will enchant the eye with evocative photography and whimsical drawings; inspire the mind with witty recollections on family, travel, and romance; and captivate the palate with recipes that comfort body and soul. Sophie Dahl invites you into a delightful world where every meal is a story, and there’s always an excuse for cake.
A playful story exploring the hilarious complications of first friendships, from an exciting new voice in children's literature.Ramona is having her best friend Gracie to stay the night. It’s their first ever sleepover and she wants to make a den, read stories, dance like a wild thing, stay up all night and have a midnight feast. It'll be the BEST SLEEPOVER IN HISTORY. But nothing quite goes to plan. Will Gracie, Ramona and her little sister Ruby be able to solve their problems and still be friends in the morning?
The Man with the Dancing Eyes
- 80bladzijden
- 3 uur lezen
A book by the well-known model and granddaughter of Roald Dahl.
Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights
The Art of Eating a Little of what You Fancy
Sophie Dahl, one of the most glamorous women on the planet, shares delicious secrets from her slinky kitchen, funny stories and favourite recipes in a beautifully illustrated hardback. With delectable recipes for each season, this luscious abundant take on food will delight women everywhere.
The fabulously eccentric (and secretly kind) Madame Badobedah returns for another escapade in this call to adventure--and ode to female explorers and pioneers--from Sophie Dahl and Lauren O'Hara. Mabel lives with her parents in the Mermaid Hotel, where she keeps an eye on all the guests, particularly her friend, the endlessly fascinating Madame Badobedah. Madame Badobedah, who considers herself part of a long tradition of daring women such as Amelia Earhart and Zora Neale Hurston, has pirouetted through pyramids, swum with mermaids, and helped a triceratops with a toothache. Just opening one of the drawers in her dressing table full of mementos elicits tales of banshees and curses and an exciting new quest: a reverse jewel heist! On a mission to return a priceless "borrowed" emerald, Mabel and her adopted godmother don their best spy costumes and head to the Natural History Museum, where they might just meet an old--very old--friend. But as Mabel discovers, no one is too young or old for adventure, because it's adventuring that makes life worthwhile. In concert with Lauren O'Hara's fantastical illustrations, Sophie Dahl spins a tale of intergenerational friendship that shines like Madame Badobedah's found sea glass: a colorful treasure.
The secret garden
- 368bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a magical novel for adults and children alike 'I've stolen a garden,' she said very fast. 'It isn't mine. It isn't anybody's. Nobody wants it, nobody cares for it, nobody ever goes into it. Perhaps everything is dead in it already; I don't know.' After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed - and a gust of magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key and enters a world she could never have imagined. ***Now in a beautiful clothbound cover*** ***With a heartwarming introduction by Sophie Dahl*** *** A behind-the-scenes jounrey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more...*** Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born in Manchester. She had a very poor upbringing and used to escape from the horror of her surroundings by writing stories. In 1865 her family emigrated to the USA where she married and became the successful author of many children's books including Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess.

