In addition to The Language of Food another book that truly captivated bookworm and baker, Karla Janse van Vuuren is The Last Summer by Karen Swan. This is the first in a new series called Wild Isle, which will focus on five young women from the Scottish island of St. Kilda.

The story begins on the island in 1930 and follows

Effie Gillies as she falls in love for the first time, leaves the only home she’s ever known (St. Kilda was evacuated on 29 August 1930) and deals with immense loss. Karla paired this book with a traditional scotch pie with a chicken filling. (The St. Kildans mainly survived by eating seabirds, but as puffin isn’t readily available on supermarket shelves, she used chicken instead).

The next book in the series, The Stolen Hours, will be published in July this year, and we can’t wait to read it! We can’t help but wonder what Karla will be pairing it with...

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Disney+ brings Jeremy Renner’s four-part series to your screen in April, showcasing the Emmy® Award-winning star’s passion for renovating vehicles and giving back to local communities. Known for his roles in The Avengers and Hawkeye, Renner will be joined by celebrity guests like Vanessa Hudgens, Anil Kapoor, Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Yatra.

SWEET TOOTH

If you’ve watched the first series of Sweet Tooth, you’d know why watching the second would come naturally. Especially since the fantasy series features some great local talent, with South African actor, Neil Sandilands playing the role of General Abbot. Sweet Tooth’s second season will premiere on Netflix this April, with a general theme and extraordinary adventure of searching for the meaning of home.

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