Julia Watson – författare

Its All Good is written as the result of a mothers journey through her daughters unexpected death from cancer. Unlike most books on this topic, it deals with the day to day struggles caused from grief and heartache. The book touches on Julias early life in a small town in Kentucky, her two daughters, remarriage and the challenges of her husbands own health issues. Its raw and honest. Its about those days when you think if you have to attend another birthday, wedding or holiday event, you will go absolutely crazy. Those days when you question God and why youre still alive and your child isnt. Those days when you feel so distant and far away from your family and friends. Those long, cold days of darkness and despair. And, yet, how can going in to a dusty, cluttered home office change your life? How can picking up a small, never read book bring you to your knees? How can three simple words, its all good, over power and erase every day of hopelessness? Totally unprepared and unexpected, it did.

A sumptuous French cookbook that immerses readers in the incomparable cuisine of the Périgord region, by the bestselling author of the beloved Dordogne Mysteries series, co-authored with his wife, food writer and novelist, Julia Watson.

Bruno Courrèges, the protagonist of Martin Walker''s internationally acclaimed mystery series, is not only the local police chief of the idyllic village of St Denis. Bruno also happens to be an impressive amateur chef, and in this delightful new cookbook, the culinary and cultural inspiration behind Bruno''s fiction world comes to life. Featuring local recipes, charming anecdotes, and a history of its French setting, Bruno''s Cookbook invites readers into the bucolic life of Walker and his wife, Julia, and showcases their passion for the region''s rich cuisine.

Brimming with truffles, pate, top quality fruit and vegetables, famed regional cheeses and wines, the Périgord is a gourmet''s paradise. Bruno''s Cookbook includes over 90 recipes, steeped in local flavours and prepared in Walker''s large country kitchen, from Duck Breast Fillets with Honey and Mustard, Red Onion Tarte Tatin, and a classic Beef Pot Roast, to Chard Gratin (Bruno''s comfort meal), Hazelnut Meringue Cake, and Homemade Blackcurrant Liqueur. Centred on the splendid institution of the village market, the recipes are organised around the people who provide the food: the fisherman, the hunter, the cheesemaker, the forager, the baker, and the winemaker.

A feast for the senses, Bruno''s Cookbook transports readers to France''s gastronomic heartland.