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Sudden Country, by Karen Fisher (Random
House, 366 pages, $24.95
A 44-year old horsewoman turned writer from Lopez Island
crafted one of the year's most memorable debut novels. Fisher did for
the Oregon Trail what Charles Frazier did for the Civil War with "Cold
Mountain"--elevating a threadbare tale from American history into a haunting
reading experience, and one most relevant for Northwest readers. A
love story stands at the center of the novel, but the harsh landscape and
daily trail life is so vividly rendered that they become major characters in
the unforgettable narrative.
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La Cucina Anna Maria:
Good Life Recipes from San Juan Island, by Anna Maria de
Freitas, by DCP Associates, 250 pages, $24.95
The beautiful San Juan Islands, Washington, are the
setting for this cookbook that highlights the importance of working with
local producers and cooking seasonally. Anna Maria and her husband own
two bed & breakfasts on San Juan Island and have established connections
with local farmers to supply their inns with the freshest seasonable food.
After their first year as innkeepers and manyrecipe requests from guests,
they were encouraged to write a cookbook. With over 200 recipes, La
Cucina Anna Maria is a comprehensive resource for those who like to
entertain. The cookbook also includes a list of ingredients where
local, fresh, and organic really matter. While we may not be so lucky
to live full-time in the San Juans, we can follow Anna Maria's culinary
principles of working with local farmers and cooking with fruits and
vegetables in season. Exerpted from SeattleDining.com
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