A good cup of tea and a bit of fiction (about tea), set in Charleston, Belfast and Japan

"Good tea is eloquent enough, it turns out, to change a person’s mind" from the novel The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto set in Tokyo)

Tea themed novels for your delectation, a cup of Early Grey tea and a cucumber sandwich go down a treat with a good read in hand..... and if you would like something a bit stronger to go with your fiction then go to

http://tripfiction.blogspot.ch/2012/06/good-cup-of-tea-and-bit-of-fiction.html


THE TEA-THEMED BOOKS


A light whodunnit: The unscrupulous developer Hughes Barron is found poisoned with a cup of Theodosia Browning's tea in his hand. A friend becomes the prime suspect, Theo starts to investigate to find the real killer. Set in Charleston.

 http://www.tripfiction.com/Book/1701

Interweaving the lives and stories of several characters' stories, the tea house is the thread that binds them together. This is a book, set in Belfast, where people find comfort in tea and food .

http://www.tripfiction.com/Book/2125





The fortunes of a family stand or fall by the use of the proper principles of the Tea Ceremony, a story as intricate as the tea ceremony itself. Japan.

http://www.tripfiction.com/Book/893