Julian dipped a sprig of parsley in the pot of sweet charoset…I popped it into my mouth and swallowed the sticky mixture of apples, cinnamon and wine. He bathed a second piece of parsley in the salt water and gave it to me, watching as I ate. My mouth stung with salt, and I tasted …

Continue reading The House at Tyneford, Natasha Solomons (2011)