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Set both in tuscany and in the trendy haunts of london, this hilarious sequel to the popular cooking with fernet branca is further evidence of hamiltonpatersons wit and comic inventiveness. The inimitable gerald samper is back, with his musings on the absurdities of modern life and. The two neighbours, gerald and martha, both foreigners abroad gerald is british, marta from an eastern european country in considerable turmoil, each want their peace and quiet and were assured theyd get it by the property agent. The book s effect is achieved almost entirely through the comic magnetism of a single character. Ebook cooking with fernet branca free pdf online download. Cooking with fernet branca hamiltonpaterson, james on. Cooking with fernet branca gerald samper, book 1 by james hamiltonpaterson book cover, description, publication history. Jun 04, 2004 cooking with fernet branca by james hamiltonpaterson is published by faber on june 3 at. Cooking with fernet branca james hamiltonpaterson, author. This book had its genesis in a vivid dream about a hollandlike landscape of dykes which caused me to catch the next plane to amsterdam.
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