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Dombey and Son
Classic fiction
Dombey and Son
Wealthy shipping merchant Paul Dombey expects his longed-for son to carry the family name and business, while barely noticing the devotion of his daughter Florence. The boy's frailty, a disastrous marriage, and failures in the firm gradually expose the emotional poverty beneath Dombey's pride. Around him, employees, relatives, and opportunists reveal contrasting forms of loyalty and self-interest. Serious but threaded with comedy, this family saga rewards a long winter read for anyone interested in neglected daughters, commercial ambition, parental blindness, and the painful collapse required before affection can matter more than status.
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Child death and grief; emotional and child abuse/neglect; coercive and unhappy marriage; abandonment; illness and disability; financial exploitation and family estrangement.
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- Fill a highball glass with ice and tonic water. Stir vanilla syrup into the cold brew and slowly pour it over the tonic.
- Garnish: Orange peel, optional.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Blackberry Bramble
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A crisp botanical pour suits an unhurried afternoon between the pages.
What you'll need
- 2 oz gin
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- 1/2 oz blackberry syrup ↗
- Crushed ice
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- Shake gin and lemon juice with ice. Strain over crushed ice and drizzle the blackberry syrup over the top.
- Garnish: Fresh blackberry and lemon wheel.
- Glassware: Rocks glass.
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