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Delia Smith

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When Delia Smith first began writing, the industrial revolution, two world wars, food rationing and the removal of cookery lessons from schools interrupted those skills being handed down through generations. Her goal then was to help reinstate the basics of cooking and to remove people's fear. The response was huge change. Her work was so influential that she had her own entry in the dictionary - 'doing a Delia'. In this book Delia shares with us what she has learned from a long and eventful life, from navigating London as a teenager to watching pasta being made by the Mediterranean sea. She reflects on what it means to be a human person, how goodness and kindness are eclipsed by oppression and confusion and that true politics can only come from the people. Short, moving and powerful, these nine essays will change the way you think about our future.


Author(s): Smith, Delia
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 22/10/2026
Pagination: 128 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Canongate
Published By: Canongate Books
Book Classification: Political activism|Autobiography: arts & entertainment|Literary essays
Dimensions: 204 x 135 x 13
Weight: 200
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781837267385

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