ptero27 says:

Much like a restaurant suggests wine to pair with entrees, I am working on a list pairing fiction with tea... please recommend changes, additions, or anything else this topic inspires in you! (Books can mention tea drinking, but don't necessarily have to)

Oolong
The Last Chinese Chef / Nicole Mones
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress / Sijie Dai
Bonesetter’s Daughter / Amy Tan

English Breakfast
Agatha raisin and the Quiche of Death / M. C. Beaton
The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories / Agatha Christie
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy / Douglas Adams

Darjeeling
Darjeeling: a novel / Bharti Kirchner

Chai/Spiced Tea
The Mistress of Spices / Chitra Divakaruni
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard / Kiran Desai

Earl Grey
Picture of Dorian Grey / Oscar Wilde
A Share in Death / Deborah Crombie
Some Danger Involved / Will Thomas
The Tea Rose / Jennifer Donnelly

Green
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: a novel / Lisa See
The Teahouse Fire / Avery Ellis
Gunpowder Green / Laurra Childs

White
Tea: a novel / Stacey D'erasmo
Interpreter of maladies / Jhumpa Lahiri
The red tent / Anita Diamant

Red Bush
Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency / Alexander McCall Smith
Tipping the Velvet / Sarah Waters (Or White or English Breakfast?)

Jasmine
The Jasmine Moon Murder/ Laura Childs
Thyme of Death: a Mystery Introducing China Bay / Susan Wittig Albert
Naked in Death / J.D. Robb

Iced Tea
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood / Rebecca Wells

Chamomile
An Elegant Gathering of White Snows / Kris Radish
The Tea House on Mulberry Street / Sharon Owens

#1 Posted 8 months ago

danchamp says:

Mmm, peppermint is my tea of choice.

Peppermint
A Christmas Carol / Charles Dickens
Northern Lights (Golden Compass) / Philip Pullman
The Northern Lights / Howard Norman
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow / Peter Hoeg

#2 Posted 8 months ago

ptero27 says:

Lovely Peppermint! Oh, how could I forget thee?

On several sweltering summer days, a peppermint iced tea has been a wondrous experience.

#3 Posted 8 months ago

Sundance says:

Mint

A Year in Marrakesh / Peter Mayne

#4 Posted 7 months ago

Sundance says:

Nettle

Cold Comfort Farm / Stella Gibbons

#5 Posted 7 months ago