Comfort Farm

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Pearl Mackie, best known for her role in Dr Who. When sensible, sophisticated Flora Poste is orphaned at nineteen, she decides her only choice is to descend upon relatives in deepest Sussex. At the aptly named Cold Comfort Farm, she...

Angie Turner's Idaho restaurant, the County Seat, is known and loved for its fresh food. For Angie, it's also meant a fresh start. But when big agriculture comes to town - along with whispers of foul play - Angie could lose more than the farm.

The creative force behind Blackberry Farm, Tennessee’s award-winning farm-to-table resort, reveals how she found herself only after losing everything in this powerful memoir of resilience. “I couldn’t put down this wise, honest, beautifully written story.”—Shauna Niequist, New...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Christmas indulge in a feel-good collection of stories from the author of Cold Comfort Farm. The title story tells of a typical Christmas at the farm before the coming of Flora Poste. It is a parody of the worst sort of family Christmas: Adam Lambsbreath dresses...

My name is Ellie, but in my Amish community a lot of grown men call me Madame Eleanor or The Amish Temptress. In private, of course. You see, I was nineteen when I first snuck out to meet a guy, and realized how much fun it is to fulfill a repressed man’s desires. Ever since then, I've been taking care of the men's needs in my community. Giving them the space to satisfy their unmentionable cravings is what I enjoy doing most. It certainly makes my life more interesting around here. When Jeb approaches me during the Sunday picnic, I fear he’s going to ask for my hand in marriage. Instead...

My name is Ellie, but in my Amish community a lot of grown men call me Madame Eleanor or The Amish Temptress. In private, of course. You see, I was nineteen when I first snuck out to meet a guy, and realized how much fun it is to fulfill a repressed man’s desires. Ever since then, I've been taking care of the men's needs in my community. Giving them the space to satisfy their unmentionable cravings is what I enjoy doing most. It certainly makes my life more interesting around here. Men stare at my large chest all the time. No one was as bad as Samuel, though. Anytime I’m nearby, ...

Jazz Blackwood didn't expect to harvest half the neighbor's corn field with a runaway tractor. But that's what happens when you trade food blogging for actual farming and have no idea which end of a vegetable is which. Now she's knee-deep in heirloom seeds, learning that growing food is about more than pretty photos, and falling for Trevor Mitchell—the agricultural expert who sorts vegetables with her and believes her passion can save the family farm. As harvest season arrives and her confidence blooms, Jazz has to decide if she's ready to dig deep with a man who sees the farmer she never...

Brought to you by Penguin. Following one woman's journey from a troubled girlhood in working-class Copenhagen through her struggle to live on her own terms, The Copenhagen Trilogy is a searingly honest, utterly immersive portrayal of love, friendship, art, ambition and the terrible lure of...

It’s a perfect fish-out-of-water story: LA influencer meets cozy small town. My life is a brand, and I’m one viral campaign away from saving my family’s struggling Vermont farm. The only thing I didn’t storyboard is Dr. Bryan Miller, the town’s gruff, single-dad vet. He’s got sad eyes, a protective streak a mile wide, and he hates everything my world stands for. He thinks my life is fake, but the more time I spend in this town of falling leaves and crackling bonfires, the more I realize he might be the realest thing I’ve ever known. But just as I start to fall for him and his ...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Blake Harrison, star of The Inbetweeners, also known for his roles on screen in A Very English Scandal and Todd Margaret, as well as on London's West End in Waitress. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by David...

“ 'So, food expert, what kinds of dishes do you think I should put on the menu?' I challenge. He relaxes a little as he answers. 'Classic comfort food, you know. Simple, delicious, and with fresh ingredients. From my farm,' he adds with a crooked smile that causes my own lips to curve up. That smile . . . it’s dangerous." Willa Fairfax is only one semester away from graduating culinary school when she learns that she has inherited a restaurant. Well, not a restaurant exactly, but a small-town diner with a loyal following. The Bent Spoon, however, serves uninspired food in an equally ...

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS POPULAR NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014 A laugh-out-loud true story of the trials and tribulations of being a live-in nanny in 1980s London and inspired a major TV series starring Helena Bonham Carter. ***** In 1982 Nina Stibbe, a 20-year-old from Leicester...

“A delightful and heartfelt story. I want to go visit the town of Honey and buy things!” —Julia London, New York Times bestselling author, on The Sweetest Thing For a cheerful beekeeper and her reclusive new neighbor, love is the sweetest surprise… Astrid Hill can calm a hive full of...

Second chances never go out of style . . . The heartwarming and romantic new novel from Annie Darling - perfect for fans of Cressida McLaughlin and Holly Hepburn! The Vintage Dress Shop, in London's Primrose Hill, is a treasure trove of beautiful, preloved clothes, just waiting for a second...

Robert Poste's child is back at Cold Comfort Farm. But all is not well. Flora finds the farm transformed into a twee haven filled with Toby jugs and peasant pottery, and rooms labelled 'Quiete Retreate' and 'Greate laundrie'. It is, Flora winces, 'exactly like being locked in the Victoria and Albert Museum after closing time'. Worse, the farm is hosting a conference of the pretentious International Thinkers Group - a group made up of the 'sadistic owl' Mr Peccavi, loathsome Mr Mybug and the overpowering Mrs Ernestine Thump.

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘We shall be forgotten.’ he said. ‘We shall be lost. They will scrub us away like a set of dirty fingerprints on a plastic kettle.’ The crumbling Gothic mansion of Thornwalk, long-term home of the Gilbert family, is being handed over to a chain of luxury...

The Microscopic Colitis & IBD Cook Book Gentle, Gut-Healing Recipes for Long-Term Relief and Real Enjoyment Rediscover foods you can love, and that love your gut back. Written specifically for people living with microscopic colitis and other inflammatory bowel diseases, this cookbook turns everyday ingredients into calm, satisfying meals. You’ll find over 250 straightforward recipes for breakfasts, mains, soups, sides, snacks, desserts, dips, sauces, kimchi, stock, mayonnaise, crackers, plant milks, and ghee, — plus an extensive substitutions chapter that shows you exactly how to swap ...

Autumn Cooking for Everyone. Get your copy of the best and most unique Autumn recipes from BookSumo Press! Come take a journey with us into the delights of easy cooking. The point of this cookbook and all our cookbooks is to exemplify the effortless nature of cooking simply. In this book we focus on Autumn. Dinner Ideas for the Fall is a complete set of simple but very unique Autumn recipes. You will find that even though the recipes are simple, the tastes are quite amazing. Besides recipes you will learn about the following: The Essence of Autumn Cultural and Historical Perspectives ...

"It's like the world stops around us for just a moment. We're so close, I can smell that wonderful, woodsy scent again. The chaos in my mind settles. And then, he looks down at me with wide eyes, frozen, and I realize what I'm doing." Daniel Fairfax falls head over heels when he meets the enchanting, animal-loving Lacey. Determined to save her struggling animal shelter, he enlists the help of his friend Chaya, a gifted baker who shares his optimism and generosity. Together, they plan a fall festival to raise funds for the shelter. However, Daniel’s budding romance with Lacey faces ...

Brought to you by Penguin. A hugely charming, genuinely uplifting story that shows it's never too late for new adventures and unexpected friendship - for fans of HAROLD FRY, DEAR MRS BIRD and THE LIBRARIAN. Meet Eve, who has departed from her thirty-year career to become a Free Spirit; Sally...