Sylvia Plath's Tomato Soup Cake

A compendium of classic authors' favourite recipes

Dine with beloved writers in this new anthology of their very own favourite recipes, introduced by Bee Wilson.

Agatha Christie's hot bean salad
Jack Kerouac's green pea soup
Allen Ginsberg's cold summer borscht
Daphne du Maurier's sloe gin
Christopher Isherwood's brownies
Joan Didion's Mexican chicken
George Orwell's plum cake

Have you ever wondered what your favourite classic authors cooked - whether as an intimate snack for one or as their show-stopping dinner party special? Here's your chance to wine and dine with the world's most famous writers in a gorgeous new collection of their most-loved recipes, curated from their archives, letters and diaries. Whet your appetite: there are culinary treats and eccentricities in store ...