The Ritual Master – Page 20 – The Ritual of Reading

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Recipe : Lamb Rogan Josh

Ingredients : 1 cinnamon stick6 cardamom pods4 cloves3 tbsp ghee1 onion2 cloves of garlic1tbsp grated ginger5tbsp puréed tomatoessalt750gr lamb, cubes350ml stock2 bay leaves2tsp paprikachili powder …

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The Ritual : Chris Stewart, Driving over lemons Trilogy

It’s a gloomy and gray afternoon where I am, but reading Chris Stewart’s Driving over Lemons trilogy gives me the perfect excuse to escape in …

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The Book : Chris Stewart, Driving over lemons Trilogy

There where white houses covered in the scrags of last year’s vines and decked with bright geraniums and bougainvillea; mules were ploughing; boiler-suited growers were …

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The Ritual : Amy Tan, The bonesetter’s daughter

Amy Tan’s novels have incredible depth of scenery, so they transport me instantly to something i like to call my own MADE IN CHINA. Chrysanthemums …

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The Book : Amy Tan, The Bonesetter’s Daughter

Chinese stories… we each have our own, and I’m guessing it’s mostly a remix of clichés we picked up along the way. But every once …

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The Ritual : Ann Patchett, State of Wonder

Confession time : I’ve never been to Brazil ! So everything you see here today is the fruit of my imagination, combined with books and …

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The Book : Ann Patchett, State of Wonder

If one could guarantee my safe passage through the Amazon Jungle, I would go in a heartbeat. But since that is very unlikely, Ann Patchett’s …

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The Ritual : Amitav Ghosh, The Ibis Trilogy

So I am reading the Ibis Trilogy, the story is absolutely mesmerising, and every time I put the book down I wish I could be …

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The Book : Amitav Ghosh, The Ibis Trilogy

Today we are setting sail for the hypnotic Ibis Trilogy of Amitav Ghosh, with Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke and Flood of Fire. We …

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Prologue

Once upon a time, there was a reader so passionate about her books, and so immersed into the stories, that she could not bring herself …

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