And there are days when going off impromptu to fly a kite takes precedence over the sanctity of beef and Yorkshire pudding. There is no one recipe – not even great sex – which will be news to many readers – that will keep a relationship fresh. Improvisation isn't just an escape route its labyrinthine route is the main highway. Kate, a successful caterer to the posh Parliament crowd, inadvertently caters to the pleasures of Britain's Secretary of State, and uncovers her deepening understanding that each life must be a hybrid if it is to survive substitutions must be part of the expectation nothing is in season forever. The mysterious juices of life intermingle with Leith's characters' creative harvests and subtle sauces. This is the first of three Prue Leith novels to inaugurate the Opus Culinary Fiction series. Having published twelve highly acclaimed cookbooks, and held the ladle at her own gold standard bistro, she surrendered herself to her own secret passion: Culinary Fiction. Where do you get your greatest ideas for writing?Ĭats – I have a Bengal tiger cat called Magnificat.Prue Leith played a leading role in the revolution of Britain's eating habits. Other Men’s Flowers – Poetry collection.ġ7.I suppose they could be classified as boring names. Good old English names – Kate, Jane, Patrick, James. What advice would you give to aspiring authors? Which book that you’ve written is your favourite?ġ3. What quality do you most admire in a woman?ġ2. Which book have you read the most in your lifetime?Įmma by Jane Austen along with the rest of her work.įriends who keep in touch. If you could choose to be a character in a book, who would it be?Ĩ. I had no music around me as a child, so it is not in my blood.ħ. My late husband and author, Rayne Kruger. Who or what has been the greatest love of your life? Which living person do you most dislike?ĥ. It was a proclamation in the form of a scroll.ģ. What is your most treasured possession?Ī picture that was drawn by my son when he was 10-years-old and given to me on my 47th birthday. Septimus Harding (sweet, wonderful man) from The Warden by Anthony Trollope.Ģ. Place: 10 Bompas Road, Dunkeld West, Sandtonġ. The Writers Write Interview With Prue Leith Her works include Relish: My Life on a Plate, The Food of Love, and Leaving Patrick. Prue Leith is a British-South African restaurateur, television presenter, cookery writer, and novelist. The author was our guest at an event in Johannesburg, South Africa. In this post, we share our interview with Prue Leith.

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