A Bit on the Side

It started from a confession Virginia Trioli made, to herself and her radio audience, that it's rarely the main dishes that get her excited when eating. Rather, it's the relish, and the sauce, and the salad dressing - oh, the salad dressing - that really transport her when eating. A dedicated, almost obsessive, foodie, Virginia quickly realised this was the perfect metaphor for how to find, recognise and devour small moments of joy throughout life.

The real flavour of life is not in the big moments but in the small. When the main course is heavy going or unappetising, it's the 'bits on the side' that make life really delicious and wonderful. The sweetness or the sour, and, yes, even the bitterness and the salt that we add to important moments are the things that make sense of our choices, or sometimes make life possible at all.

A Bit on the Side is filled with wisdom, stories and memories, all told with Virginia's renowned insight and wicked sense of humour. This is a book to be read and treasured and shared, for anyone who wants life served with a side of joy.