Bonfires on the Ice Steven Heller A woman on a plane

A woman on a plane listens to the stranger in the seat next to hers telling her the story of his life: his work

uncomplicated dishes for starting with a humble ingredient – such as a carrot

neither of whom have ever built their future around the prospect of a family

could he have saved her life

pea dishes galore

Bonfires on the Ice Steven Heller A woman on a planeIts getting colder as the flames rise from the bonfires, real and virtual. See how they flicker in the darkling air. What is happiness in a suddenly unfamiliar world? What happens to us once the old connections spark and disappear? With his characteristic humanity, intelligence and humour, Harry Ricketts writes of youth, hope, books and writers, and the friendships through which we come to know ourselves. Included in this new book are poems about