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A Tea Reader: Living Life One Cup at a Time
A Tea Reader contains a selection of stories that cover the spectrum of life. This anthology shares the ways that tea has changed lives through personal, intimate stories. Read of deep family moments, conquered heartbreak, and peace found in the face of loss. A Tea Reader includes stories from all types of tea people: people brought up it the tea tradition, those newly dis...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
October 10th 2011
by Tuttle Publishing
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As autumn arrives, many of us look forward to crisp fall evenings curled up with a steaming mug and a good book. This anthology of essays, stories and poems devoted to the art and comfort of tea is as warm and soothing as that hot cuppa.
A Tea Reader is divided into five "steeps," each illuminating a different aspect of tea: its effect on the individual, its ability to create fellowship, the formal and informal rituals attending it, the joys and hardships of careers in tea, and the travels of tea...more
A Tea Reader is divided into five "steeps," each illuminating a different aspect of tea: its effect on the individual, its ability to create fellowship, the formal and informal rituals attending it, the joys and hardships of careers in tea, and the travels of tea...more
A collection of essays, stories and poems all having to do with the delightful practice of taking tea. Some were more interesting than others, but overall it was a pleasant, relaxing read ... perfect for a leisurely cuppa.
Since it's probably wrong to rate my own book I'll just say that writing it was absolutely a labor of love and I was honored to work with some amazing essayists.
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This was such a refreshing read! Most all of the stories in the book were short, but really profound. I liked being able to read one or two of the short essays each night before going to bed. Even more, this book introduced kinds of tea I had never even heard of before, encouraging me to expand my "tea horizons". The book was very well organized, and while each section was wonderful on it's own, the first part was by far my favorite. Do yourself a favor and read this little gem.
This book was really lovely to read. A couple of the stories didn't catch my interest, but some were so beautiful and enlightening. A relaxing read :)
I tried to get into it but it's mostly about people who have too much connection with tea and the brewing process... I just like to drink it and we like to have "English afternoon tea".
I really loved the diversity of this collection of texts. People from very different places, times, and perspectives all share one love: tea. The reasons may be diverse but tea is what unites all these people and what connects them to me. Well done, Katrina!
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