Food in books: raisin bread from The Book of Strange New Things

Kate Young finds inspiration in Michel Faber’s sci-fi novel and solace in its comfort food, apt for those away from home – or light years from planet Earth

By Kate Young for The Little Library Café, part of the Guardian Books Network

As they drove through the dark towards the invisible horizon, they munched on raisin bread. Grainger had positioned a big fresh loaf of it in the gap between the front seats, propped up against the gearstick, and they each helped themselves to slice after slice.

“This is good,” he said.

The Book of Strange New Things, Michel Faber

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