Wow
I wasn't totally sure what to expect when I purchased this book, but it was so much more than I expected. A brilliant piece of food writing, conveying beautifully the author's passion for and wealth of knowledge on delicious, sustainable teas. But also a memoir, following the author's adventures in tea across both years and continents. I can't recommend this gorgeous book enough to any tea lover.
Loved it
Eventyally a book about tea and for tea lovers. I really enjoyed it, every page of it: I loved Henrietta's story and her adventures in tea. I really didn't expect that much: stories, ideas, informations about tea...such a great mix!
Such a wonderful journey
I picked up your book at a local cafe yesterday. It was just there, standing in front of me and I couldn’t resist. I can’t bear it. I can’t bear to put it down because I want to keep living between its pages and I can’t bear to pick it up because I don’t want it to end. It’s such a wonderful journey - I mean the journey from page to page. I find my favourite reading these days is less about absorption (knowledge) but more about infusion (the writer’s presence, shimmer, song). Like Micheal Cunningham’s ‘Land’s End, A Walk Through Provincetown’, or W.G. Seabals ‘Austerlitz’, or any number of journal-istic travel-come-biographic texts. Yours has a touch of Debo Devonshire mixed in for an extra kick.
Great read
Don’t hesitate, buy this book and let yourself be whisked away in Henrietta’s captivating words. You’ll laugh, probably cry but you will definitely hang on every witty, well written word.
