A Thousand Feasts

Small Moments of Joy … a Memoir of Sorts

Author: Nigel Slater

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A joyful new memoir on the pleasures of food, travel and gardening

'I always think the last Nigel Slater book is my favourite but, a bit like the Olympics, he just keeps getting better' ELIZABETH DAY

From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy.

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Summary

A joyful new memoir on the pleasures of food, travel and gardening

'I always think the last Nigel Slater book is my favourite but, a bit like the Olympics, he just keeps getting better' ELIZABETH DAY

From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy.

Description

For years, Nigel Slater has kept notebooks of curiosities and wonderings, penned while at his kitchen table, soaked in a fisherman’s hut in Reykjavik, sitting calmly in a moss garden in Japan or sheltering from a blizzard in a Vienna Konditorei.

These are the small moments, events and happenings that gave pleasure before they disappeared. Miso soup for breakfast, packing a suitcase for a trip and watching a butterfly settle on a carpet, hiding in plain sight. He gives short stories of feasts such as a mango eaten in monsoon rain or a dish of restorative macaroni cheese and homes in on the scent of freshly picked sweet peas and the sound of water breathing at night in Japan.

This funny and sharply observed collection of the good bits of life, often things that pass many of us by, is utter joy from beginning to end.

Critic Reviews

PRAISE FOR A THOUSAND FEASTS:

‘I loved this. It is a secular book of hours – thoughts and pleasures beautifully cadenced and generously placed’ Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes

‘Nigel Slater has a magical capacity to find beauty in the smallest moments. A nourishing, sustaining book’ Olivia Laing, author of The Garden Against Time

‘Nigel Slater’s prose is the rarest delicacy of all: exquisite yet effortless, filled with heart, tenderness, yearning and humour. I feel so lucky to exist in a time when Slater is writing about what it is to be alive' Elizabeth Day, author of Friendaholic

‘The granular detail and the passion are obviously signature Slater, but this book feels different: a sort of timeless diary, with its glimpsed, generous offerings to the tired reader, who in days like ours might forget that there’s still so much beauty to be had’ Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist

About the Author

Nigel Slater is one of Britain’s most highly regarded food writers. His beautifully written prose, warm personality and unpretentious, easy-to-follow recipes have won him a huge following. He writes an award winning weekly column in the ‘Observer’ and edits their ‘Food Monthly’ supplement, and he is a regular contributor to Sainsbury’s ‘The Magazine’.

Product Details

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers | Fourth Estate Ltd

Published

26th September 2024

Pages

368

ISBN

9780008670740

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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

10 Apr, 2025

Exquisite observations of the ordinary things of life through the eye of appreciation of the finest details. An utter joy! Beautifully produced book on lovely paper with a fine font - a joy to hold and read.
By Clare

26 Dec, 2024

Fabulous
By Joany

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