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The Taste of Longing

by Suzanne Evans

Half a world away from her home in Manitoulin Island, Ethel Mulvany is starving in Singapore's infamous Changi Prison, along with hundreds of other women jailed there as POWs during the Second World War. They beat back pangs of hunger by playing decadent games of make-believe and writing down recipes filled with cream, raisins, chocolate

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Publisher Description

"Enjoy your homes. Enjoy your food. There is nothing that can take their place."Half a world away from her home in Manitoulin Island, Ethel Mulvany is starving in Singapore's infamous Changi Prison, along with hundreds of other women jailed there as POWs during the Second World War. They beat back pangs of hunger by playing decadent games of make-believe and writing down recipes filled with cream, raisins, chocolate, butter, cinnamon, ripe fruit—the unattainable ingredients of peacetime, of home, of memory.In this novelistic, immersive biography, Suzanne Evans presents a truly individual account of WWII through the eyes of Ethel—mercurial, enterprising, combative, stubborn, and wholly herself. The Taste of Longing follows Ethel through the fall of Singapore in 1942, the years of her internment, and beyond. As a prisoner, she devours dog biscuits and book spines, befriends spiders and smugglers, and endures torture and solitary confinement. As a free woman back in Canada, she fights to build a life for herself in the midst of trauma and burgeoning mental illness.Woven with vintage recipes and transcribed tape recordings, the story of Ethel and her fantastical POW Cookbook is a testament to the often-overlooked strength of women in wartime. It's a story of the unbreakable power of imagination, generosity, and pure heart.

Author Biography

Dr. Suzanne Evans holds a PhD in Religious Studies. After working, studying, and living in China, Indonesia, India, and Vietnam, she now lives and writes in Ottawa. She is the author of Mothers of Heroes, Mothers of Martyrs: World War I and the Politics of Grief. Her writing, which has appeared in academic and literary journals, newspapers, magazines, and books, has a strong focus on women and war.

Table of Contents

Table of ContentsPrologue: Setting the TableI. Meeting the Emperor1. What's a Manitoulin Girl Doing inSingapore?2. The Tiger Woman3. Bon Voyage Photos4. Stepping Out in Singapore5. Guns, Bicycles and Spies6. Loaded to the Hilt on Benzedrine7. Silence of the GunsII. Getting to Hunger8. The Road to Jail9. On the Inside10. Shopping for Food and Answers11. Shop for Some Pumpkins in Stall 3812. The Logic of a Dream13. Recipes of LongingIII. Dreaming it Up14. Stitching Stories15. The Red Cross Silence Hut16. The Games People Play17. Double Tenth18. Descending Mania19. Solitary ConfinementIV. Breaking Out20. Shameful Hunger21. First Feasts22. The Horrors of Health Care23. Is this Home?24. Never Enough25. The Gift of FoodV. Putting it all Together26. Not Fit Company for Herself27. Treasure Van28. What's in the Bottom Drawer?29. A Forgiving Spirit Draws Two Worlds TogetherNotesIndex

Review

Such remarkable stories of Canadian women need to be told.
 --Dr. Heather Eaton, author of Ecofeminism and Globalization
Suzanne Evans has delved deep and written with great sympathy about the long drama of picking up the pieces of a broken life.
 --Elizabeth Hay, Giller Prize -winning author of Late Nights on Air

Review Quote

"This is a story of hardship, cruelty, and disease--but also of endurance, indomitability, and friendship. Centred around a remarkable cookbook, Evans vividly recounts Ethel's resilience and commemoration of the war that marked her for life."

New Feature

" Part Two: Getting to Hunger Chapter 8. The Road to Jail - Oliver Twist Cake Chapter 9. On the Inside - Toad in the Hole Chapter 10. Shopping for Food and Answers - Hodge Podge Chapter 11. Shop for Some Pumpkins in Stall 38 - Pumpkin Scones Chapter 12. The Logic of a Dream - Posy Pudding Chapter 13. Recipes of Longing - Colcannon Part Three - Dreaming it Up Chapter 14. Stitching Stories - Stacked Hearts Chapter 15. The Red Cross Silence Hut - Golden Glory Pudding Chapter 16. The Games People Play - Mint Humbugs Chapter 17: Double Tenth - Ground Rice Porridge Chapter 18. Descending Mania - Cheesy Eggs Chapter 19. Solitary Confinement - Damper Part Four - Breaking Out Chapter 20. Shameful Hunger - Sour Milk Cakes Chapter 21. First Feasts - Ambrosia Dessert Chapter 22. The Horrors of Health Care - Fowl Badum or Dry Curry Chapter 23: Is this Home? Ragged Robbins Chapter 24: Never Enough - Peter Pans Chapter 25. The Gift of Food - Orange Sponge Cake Part Five - Putting it all Together Chapter 26. Not Fit Company for Herself - Toronto Pie Chapter 27. Treasure Van - Bacon and Egg Pie Chapter 28. What's in the Bottom Drawer?- Mikado Pudding Chapter 29. A Forgiving Spirit Draws Two Worlds Together - Sage Plum Pudding"

Details ISBN1771134895 Author Suzanne Evans Pages 306 Year 2020 ISBN-10 1771134895 ISBN-13 9781771134897 Short Title The Taste of Longing Language English Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-12-01 UK Release Date 2020-12-01 Imprint Between the Lines Place of Publication Ontario Country of Publication Canada Publisher Between the Lines Subtitle Ethel Mulvany and her Starving Prisoners of War Cookbook Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

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  • ISBN-13: 9781771134897
  • Author: Suzanne Evans
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