Book description
'They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
which just goes to show they're as confused about anatomy as they
gen'rally are about everything else, unless they're talking about
instructions on how to stab him, in which case a better way is up
and under the ribcage. Anyway, we do not live in a perfect world and
it is foresighted and useful for a young woman to become proficient
in those arts which will keep a weak-willed man from straying.
Learning to cook is also useful.'
Nanny Ogg, one of Discworld's most famous witches, is passing on
some of her huge collection of tasty and above all interesting
recipes, since everyone else is doing it. But in addition to the
delights of the Strawberry Wobbler and Nobby's Mum's Distressed
Pudding, Mrs Ogg imparts her thoughts on life, death, etiquette ('If
you go to other people's funerals they'll be sure to come to yours'),
courtship, children and weddings, all in a refined style that should
not offend the most delicate of sensibilities. Well, not much.
Most of the recipes have been tried out on people who are still alive.
Nanny Ogg Gratefully Ackowledges the Assistance in this Literary
Argosy of: Mr Terry Pratchett, Mr Stephen Briggs, Mlle Tina Hannan
and Master Paul Kidby.
Biography for Stephen Briggs
Terry Pratchett is fifty and lives behind a keyboard in Wiltshire,
where he answers letters in a desperate attempt to find time to write.
He used to grow carnivorous plants but now they've taken over the
greenhouse and he avoids going in. He feels it may be time to get a
life, since apparently they're terribly useful. Carpe Jugulum is the
twenty-third novel in his phenomenally successful Discworld series.
Biography for Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett is one of the most popular authors writing today. He
lives behind a keyboard in Wiltshire and says he 'doesn't want to get
a life, because it feels as though he's trying to lead three already'.
He was appointed OBE in 1998. He is the author of the phenomenally
successful Discworld series and his trilogy for young readers, The
Bromeliad, is scheduled to be adapted into a spectacular animated
movie. His first Discworld novel for children, THE AMAZING MAURICE AND
HIS EDUCATED RODENTS, was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal.
Biography for Paul Kidby
Paul Kidby is thirty-four and lives behind an easel in Somerset. He
is best-known for his illustrations of Discworld and its inhabitants
in The Pratchett Portfolio, The Discworld Diaries, The Tourist Guide
to Lancre and his prints and greeting cards.
