Oh My God. Hardcore food-porn. Actually I feel a bit of a fraud having this on my "currently reading" shelf; what I'm actually doing is lugging it from room to room in my house to find a comfy place to sit for a while looking at the pictures. The book is fekking humungous, weighing almost 2kg and, when open, is about the size of the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. The recipes are well beyond my ability - and what would be possible in my little kitchen -  but is it still fun to look at the pictures read.
If you want a sample of what I'm talking about...

More here...

This isn't actually the edition I read... actually, I listened to the audio version read by Juliet Stephenson and John Nettles, which I found quite wonderful.

I may have to refrain from reading this directly before bed - I dreamed of epidemics last night.

The Assassin's Prayer - Ariana Franklin,...

ARRGGH!!! Well, actually I had been warned that there's a bit of a cliffhanger end, and the author has passed on, with this the last completed book in the series, so ARRGGHH!!!

Meanwhile, interesting to see the start of Joanna's marriage, having seen the end of it in Lionheart back in January. Also interesting to see Richard through the eyes of a different author - an unsympathetic treatment here.