I don't really read many crime stories but we love watching them. Hubby found this gem on TV, a newspaper columnist in South Africa who loves to cook and shares all her recipes in order to help people. Her recipes sound so great and there is even a cookbook. Unfortunately, it's only availabe in South Africa and they don't ship abroad. If one of my readers lives there or has connections, please, let me know. I'd love that book.
Anyway, Tannie Maria is a very active woman who can stand up for herself. And she has to prove that as her town is chased by an evil killer. Together with her two (female) colleagues, she hunts the hunter.
A lovely gripping murder mystery.
On page 250, there is an important comment for which I am very grateful. "… most doctors … don't even bother to test for lactose allergy. The truth is many people can't digest lactose properly and in some this develops into a severy allergy. It may worsen with age, ..." There is more but I think this is enough to show of the severity of lactose intolerance. I suffer from it heavily and often peole just laugh about it. I always say, if you ever had Gastroenteritis, imagine you get that every time you only have food with a little lactose. You would avoid it like the plague. Unfortunately, many restaurants and especially cafés don't cater for that at all. I am always happy if they at least offer vegan food, that is alright for me.
From the back cover:
"Meet Tannie Maria: A woman who likes to cook a lot and write a little. Tannie Maria writes recipes for a column in her local paper, the Klein Karoo Gazette.
One Sunday morning, as Maria savours the breeze through the kitchen window whilst making apricot jam, she hears the screech and bump that announces the arrival of her good friend and editor Harriet. What Maria doesn't realise is that Harriet is about to deliver the first ingredient in two new recipes (recipes for love and murder) and a whole basketful of challenges.
A delicious blend of intrigue, milk tart and friendship, join Tannie Maria in her first investigation. Consider your appetite whetted for a whole new series of mysteries ..."
This does sound good. I wonder why they don't ship abroad.
ReplyDeleteI know, Lark, it's so weird. I wrote to them and the answer was "we are working hard to find a way to get physical copies into our export markets.
DeleteAnd once we do, we will let our agents in the UK know stock can be ordered." I don't even want to order to the UK which I know can be difficult at the moment.
Sounds like an interesting book to read!!
ReplyDeleteI feel for you in terms of lactose intolerance!! I don't suffer from lactose intolerance, but my husband has a mild to moderate issues with lactose. I have issues with gluten and that's also difficult when wheat flour is used for pizza, baked goods, and many regional dishes. Thank goodness, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area where restaurants cater to dietary needs. We have gluten free bakeries, vegan options, and so on.
Oh, I feel for you, Lisa. I always say, gluten intolerance is even worse than lactose. At least I can go vegan and don't have to fear that it contains any lactose (though I have experienced that in some restaurants, ugh). A lot of people here think, I could just take one of those pills and eat anything I want. No, my problem is a big one, none of those pill help, even if you take many more. I always tell people would they like to have gastroenteritis for a couple of days just because they ate something with lactose? Often, I get huge surprised stares.
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