'Charming, important . . . a journey of discovery' Telegraph
'Compelling, vivid . . . Slow Rise will be welcomed by the new bread geeks' Spectator
Over the course of a year, Robert Penn learns how to plant, harvest, thresh and mill his own wheat, in order to bake bread for his family. In returning to this pre-industrial practice, he tells the fascinating story of our relationship with bread: from the domestication of wheat in the Fertile Crescent at the dawn of civilization, to the rise of mass-produced loaves and the resurgence in homebaking today.
Gathering knowledge and wisdom from experts around the world - farmers on the banks of the Nile, harvesters in the American Midwest and Parisian boulangers - Penn reconnects the joy of making and eating bread with a deep appreciation for the skill and patience required to cultivate its key ingredient. This book is a celebration of the millennia-old craft of breadmaking, and how it is woven into the story of humanity.
- ISBN10 0241352088
- ISBN13 9780241352083
- Publish Date 25 February 2021
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 July 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Particular Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780241352083