Coffee must be treated gently and smoothed out. I hadn't realised it was so temperamental. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes coffee gently realise
Complete barista-standard coffee machines cost from £1,600 to more than £20,000. Justin Cartwright 000baristacoffee Change image and share on social
Franschhoek - French Corner - is a place which serves South Africans as a kind of sophisticated fantasy, an alternative version of what life could be. The small town is enclosed by wild mountains, at this time of year blue and dusty green. Justin Cartwright africanalternativeblue share on social
Strangely enough, the legend of John Brown, who was clearly crazy, helped the abolitionist cause and is thought to have precipitated the American Civil War. Justin Cartwright abolitionistamericanbrown Change image and share on social
I'm not likely to be attracted to characters I've already done. I have to be almost frightened by the possibility of taking it on. Over the years, I realise I must enjoy walking that edge; I keep doing it. Mark Harmon attractcharacteredge share on social
My first draft is always way too long; my books start out with delusions of 'War and Peace' - and must be gently disabused. My editor is brilliant at taking me to the point where I do all the necessary cutting on my own. I like to say she's a midwife rather than a surgeon. Julia Glass bookbrilliantcut share on social
I'm not a morning person: I can't function until I've had a coffee - or several. Alastair Reynolds coffeefunctionhave Change image and share on social
