Three course Sicilian inspired supper
At North Books, 4 Castle Street, Hay-on-Wye on Thursday 12th July 6-9pm
In a first collaboration between Presteigne-based author, Helena Attlee and Kinnersley Castle based chef, Orla Henning, the bookshop table will be set for a Sicilian inspired three-course supper. Tickets are £50 (which includes a book RRP £25 and a welcome glass of wine with your supper). Helena will introduce the book before the meal.
Please email Jules on jules@northbooks.co.uk or pop into the shop to reserve your place.
...The Menu
Crostini. Pistachio pesto
Caponata. Baked ricotta. Sourdough
Sicilian lemon posset. Amaretti
This is a first for North Books in that Helena and Orla will be setting the scene based on Helena’s travel writing. Her book will also be included in the price of the ticket and if you are booking two tickets the second will be reduced to £25. This is primarily a book event.
TICKETS
This is a seated event so tickets are very limited. Tickets are £50 and are non-refundable. Please email Jules on jules@northbooks.co.uk or pop into the shop to reserve your place.
At North Books, 4 Castle Street, Hay-on-Wye on Thursday, 9th July, 6-9pm.
THE AUTHOR
Author Helena Attlee
From the bestselling author of The Land Where Lemons Grow, a luminous account of Sicilian history, geography, culture and cuisine, as seen from the slopes of Etna.
For centuries, Mount Etna has sent lava to engulf the towns and villages, terraced fields, orchards, vineyards, and citrus groves that nestle across its slopes. But still it remains home to a quarter of Sicily’s population. Why? Because Etna has always rewarded her people after every eruption with a landscape of unparalleled fertility, richness and drama.
In this extraordinary new book, Helena Attlee combines travel writing with history, mythology, geology, gastronomy and horticulture to tell a unique story of life in the shadow of Sicily’s most dangerous and alluring landmark. Venturing through lava-strewn fields and pistachio groves patrolled by armed guards; past dusky, basalt-built farmyards, and caves once used to store snow, Attlee gathers tales of the artists, writers, farmers, and scientists who have for centuries been drawn to this unpredictable landscape: from the early Roman, Arabic and Norman settlers, Romantic poets and Victorian geologists, to the local families who live and work there today. It is at once a compelling account of Sicily’s rich and varied past, and a powerful meditation on humanity’s ever-changing relationship with landscape.