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READING:
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon had enormous expectations riding on it following the massive success of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. At first I found the book rather mundane, rather like the sort of story that would feature in an old-fashioned women’s magazine, and wondered whether I should bother finishing it, but it gathered pace, and the tone became both funnier and darker as Haddon describes how mental illness can creep through lives, never being properly understood or addressed.
The story kicks off when Katie and Ray come round with Katie’s son Jacob, and announce that they are getting married. Jean and George, feeling guilty about their dislike of Ray, over compensate by offering to throw a wedding party for them. At the same time, George has discovered a patch of rough red skin on his hip that he becomes convinced is cancer. His GP assures him it is eczema and gives him cream to apply, but George’s anxieties increase. Unwilling to bother any of his friends or family by talking about it and becoming more and more troubled, he takes action, with awful but hilarious consequences. Family rifts, break-ups, reconciliations and wedding hysteria swirl about George as he battles his demons. His bothersome spot has caused a spot of bother and as with the Butterfly theory of chaos, small incidents lead to bigger dramas. Eventually all is untwisted, the wedding takes place, Jamie comes out of the closet, and things return to normal – or do they? George is still suffering from panic attacks, depression and irrational fears. Mental illness doesn’t come to a neat end.
Rated: 3.5*RANTING:
In 2005, aged 17, Rizana Nafeek arrived in Riyahd from
The justice system in
If you feel as outraged as I do about this, I urge you to check out one of these links, and join the international protests against this barbarous sentence.
RECIPE:
Tomorrow is the BFCT's birthday. If she were here, or I were there, this is what I would make as a birthday cake/dessert, but as that isn't possible I'll just have to post the recipe instead. Happy Birthday Dee!
CREAMY LEMON CHEESECAKE
12 Digestive biscuits
5 Tablespoons butter
4 Tablespoons icing sugar
1 package lemon jelly
200ml water
Rind of 1 lemon, finely grated
150g sour cream
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
Pre-heat oven to 180°C
Put the digestive biscuits in a plastic bag and bash them to crumbs with a rolling pin. Melt the butter in the microwave. Mix the biscuit crumbs and butter together and then press evenly over the base of a 23cm springform cake tin. Place the cake tin in the oven to bake for 12 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
Place the cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, lemon rind and vanilla in a large bowl and beat everything together until smooth and creamy. Add the cooled lemon jelly mix and whisk everything together.
Pour the cream cheese mix into the tin and smooth level. Chill in the fridge for 8 hours or overnight.
Carefully remove the cake from the springform tin and place on a serving platter. Scoop the pulp out of the grenadillas and spread over the top of the cake. Keep cool until ready to serve.
4 comments:
Ooh yum for the cheesecake! If I weren't going out with 18 of my best frends for prawns tonight, I would have produced the cheesecake for them! The weekend is coming!.........thanks for best wishes!
Your posts are always so diverse but fascinating! Who else could seamlessly surf from Mark Haddon to the Saudi legal system (or lack of) to lemon cheesecake. I salute you!
Anon: Stop lurking around! I know who you are, give yourself a name. BTW I am glad you are still so "fresh", I am feeling particularly stale at the moment.
AMKT: Flattery will get you everywhere! my family think I have a butterfly brain, flitting from one topic to another - often inappropriately.
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