About the story: A novel with tasty secrets...One man’s obsession is another man’s dream. Two men are held captive by the beautiful Lilly LeClaire. The artist Garrett, by her presence in the ancient oil portraits that hang in a pre-civil war bed and breakfast,  and William, by her haunting voice as she sings to him in his sleep.  Night after night, she speaks to William through arias from Tosca, Julius Caesar and Madam Butterfly trying to convey her urgent message.

The author of “Taking Pictures", Chef Elizabeth Podsiadlo, spins another wonderful tale filled with 25 excellent French, German and other recipes, beautiful music, adventure and of course, a touch of the supernatural. Click here for some recipes from the book.

Click here to watch Chef Elizabeth make one of the recipes.

Softcover. 286 pages.  Click here for photos of sites that inspired the story.

Companion Recording

This book was designed to be read while listening to the companion recording, made especially for this book. This recording contains arias of Puccini, Granados, Canteloube, Verdi and Handel.  Click here for recording details.

 

A light ghost story for the foodie and opera lover alike. While reading this book, I found myself feeling as though I were staying at that beautifully restored Bed and Breakfast. I could almost smell the foods cooking as the author described each step of preparation in detail. Listening to the arias on the companion recording while reading each chapter made me feel more connected to the story, especially when the Victrola pieces played. 

C. Cloverfield, San Diego, CA