A BBC Book At Bedtime. In 1959, two famous Spanish matadors who were best friends perished in the bullring. "Alex y Robert" is the witty, modern fable of their grandchildren: Alejandra, a young American woman determined to become a matador, and Roberto, a reluctant star Spanish bullfighter whom she recruits to help her. Part travel adventure, part cultural critique, the novel portrays man's complex relationship with animals and a new generation's surprising take on an ancient and controversial spectacle. "With Daria-like dry humor, the novel shows what happens when a yuppie teen from the New...
A BBC Book At Bedtime. In 1959, two famous Spanish matadors who were best friends perished in the bullring. "Alex y Robert" is the witty, modern fable...
The last word on madeleines...novelist Wena Poon, author of the WWII Viennese bakery story Cafe Jause, writes humorously about how to perfect something which you could just as easily buy from a store. A small booklet, with pictures and kitchen-tested recipe perfect for any man, woman, or precocious teen.
The last word on madeleines...novelist Wena Poon, author of the WWII Viennese bakery story Cafe Jause, writes humorously about how to perfect somethin...
