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— Sewana

“All of them had been give a makeover. Leo was wearing pinstriped pants, black leather shoes, a white collarless shirt with suspenders, and his…

— Rick Riordan

Slowly he took out the clothes in which, ten years beforem Cosette had left Montfermeil; first the little dress, then the black scarf, then…

— Victor Hugo

“Sorrel watched fascinated as Delphine set out a row of glass bowls and filled them with all the ingredients for her meal. On one…

— Ellen Herrick

“Without another word, we began to eat. I was hungry, but no appetite would excuse the way we set upon those dishes. We shoveled…

— Eli Brown

The cobs were delivered to a big pile. We were one of the first to feed corn cobs to cattle.

— Orville Redenbacher

The meal was pretentious - a kind of beetroot soup with greasy croutons; pork underdone with loud vulgar cabbage, potato croquettes, tinned peas in…

— Anthony Burgess

“Coorie's newfound role has been helped along by the fact it is a beautiful word. Derived from Old Scots, there is something soothing about…

— Gabriella Bennett

“This was the hidden machinery of life, not a clean, clinical well-oiled engine, monitored by a thousand meticulous dials, but a crazy, stumbling contraption…

— Margaret Mahy

“Nettie set out a loaf of sourdough bread from Baker's Way Bakers, a wodge of runny Camembert, and a container of leftover lamb, rich…

— Ellen Herrick

“A chilled pea soup of insane simplicity, garnished with creme fraiche and celery leaves. Roasted beet salad with poached pears and goat cheese. Rack…

— Stacey Ballis

“Whirrun ignored ‘em. ‘Then, when I’ve got two cut,’ and he dropped a pale slab of cheese on one slice then slapped the other…

— Joe Abercrombie