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The Taste of Dreams (Paperback)

by Vanora Bennett (Author)
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  • Paperback: 276 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Book Publishing; New edition edition (2 Aug 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0755300645
  • ISBN-13: 978-0755300648
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.2 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 466,882 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'[A] darkly seductive tour through new Russia... As a political and social commentator Bennett is shrewd and humane, but she is equally accurate, heartfelt and knowing describing the tastes of caviar - full of promise and mystery; the taste of dreams' [Book of the Week] -- The Times (Play) 20030726 'Vanora Bennett has written an original and hypnotically readable book to celebrate her obsession with Russia and caviar' -- The Sunday Times 20030817 'The writing is both fresh and acutely observant... Enormously engaging... this is a charming read, a highly personal take on a disturbing subject' -- Spectator 20030906 'Bennett has a marvellous feel for language... the book is propelled by the sheer vigour - and often virtuosity - of the writing' -- Financial Times 20030830

Literary Review, August 1, 2003
'Excellent... Informed, funny and flavourful' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Partying to the sound of gunfire, 8 Oct 2003
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This review is from: The Taste of Dreams: An Obsession with Russia and Caviar (Hardcover)
This is a wonderful book, by a consummate journalist. Vanora Bennett opens with a touchingly honest description of how she first fell in love with faraway Russia, and her enduring desire to taste real caviar on the shores of the Caspian sea. But this was no romantic search for "the taste of dreams" as it might have been the days of Turgenev or Tolstoy. Bennett's years in Russia coincided with the implosion of the Soviet Union, when the mood was euphoric but highly volatile, where people partied through the night as gunshots re-echoed in the streets. And Bennett was right there at every party; making friends with rogues and gangsters, students and journalists, fishermen and peasant families, as they lived through great hope and terrible tragedy. The book reverberates with their voices, offering a brilliantly constructed mosaic, with perspectives from every stratum of society and every ethnic group. But in addition, threaded throughout, we are offered Bennett's own masterful expostions of Russian political history, which give a lucid context to the cultural turmoil she bore witness to.
This book is a must for anyone with an interest in foreign places, people and food and certainly anyone who wants a crash-course in recent Russian history. But above all, this is a book for anyone who likes to spend time listening to a brilliant, sensitive, funny and humane storyteller. That means you. Buy it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A truly magical account of a journalist's time in Russia, 19 Sep 2003
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This review is from: The Taste of Dreams: An Obsession with Russia and Caviar (Hardcover)
Vanora Bennett's new book is truly one to savour. Her effortless, descriptive style is a joy. The powerful yet poignant imagery in the book is breathtaking. And it's just simply a fantastic read. Take it on holiday and enjoy - but it's so much more than that.
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