Food & Wine & Words

Author Biography

Syrie James

Syrie James is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte, selected by the Women’s National Book Association as a Great Group Read of 2009, and The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, which became an international bestseller and was named a Best First Novel of 2008 by the Library Journal. Translation rights for Syrie’s books have been sold in fourteen languages. An admitted Anglophile, she lives in Los Angeles and is a member of the Writer’s Guild of America. Syrie welcomes visitors and messages at www.syriejames.com.

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Food Rec

Dracula wouldn’t be able to take a single bite of any of Syrie James's family’s favorite foods, especially this delectable, garlicky offering—but Mina Harker would love it, and so will you!  It’s very flavorful and takes only a few minutes to prepare.