Life Without a Recipe (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
271
Utgivningsdatum
2017-06-09
Förlag
WW Norton & Co
Dimensioner
203 x 140 x 18 mm
Vikt
227 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780393353778

Life Without a Recipe

A Memoir

av Diana Abu-Jaber
Häftad,  Engelska, 2017-06-09
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On one side, there is Grace: prize-winning author Diana Abu-Jabers tough, independent sugar-fiend of a German grandmother, wielding a suitcase full of holiday cookies. On the other, Bud: a flamboyant, spice-obsessed Arab father, full of passionate argument. The two could not agree on anything: not about food, work, or especially about what Diana should do with her life. Grace warned her away from children. Bud wanted her married above alleven if he had to provide the ring. Caught between cultures and lavished with contradictory advice from both sides of her family, Diana spent years learning how to ignore others well-intentioned prescriptions. Hilarious, gorgeously written, poignant, and wise, Life Without a Recipe is Dianas celebration of journeying without a map, of learning to ignore the script and improvise, of escaping family and making family on ones own terms. As Diana discovers, however, building confidence in ones own path sometimes takes a mistaken marriage or twoor in her case, three: to a longhaired boy-poet, to a dashing deconstructionist literary scholar, and finally to her steadfast, outdoors-loving Scott. It also takes a good deal of angst (was it possible to have a serious writing career and be a mother?) and, even when she knew what she wanted (the craziest thing, in ones late forties: a baby!), the nerve to pursue it. Finally, fearlessly independent like the Grace shes named after, Diana and Scotts daughter Gracie will heal all the old battles with Bud and, like her writer-mom, learn to cook up a life without a recipe.
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"Pure delight. Beautiful and lyrical." -- Jim Carmin - Oregonian "About a lust for life, about the jumble of joy and fear and surprise and even pain. Its about that soft cookie with the crunch inside and the slice of cake with an unexpected lay of tartness. In the end, all of it tastes sweet." -- Amy Driscoll - Miami Herald "With a tenderness that never dips into nostalgia, Abu-Jaber weaves together the stories of those closest to her.Abu-Jaber renders her relationships to both food and family in rich, joyful detail." -- Amanda Winterroth - Booklist "[A] deliciously candid story.Generously seasoned by an abiding love of food and a keen eye for the nuances of human relationships, this book is a reminder that however unpredictable it may be, life is a dish to be savored. A delectably warm and wise memoir." -- Kirkus Reviews "This bold, luscious memoir is both recollection and guide. Brimming with great meals and family struggle, it walks a path between cultural traditions and American individualism. A vivid story of one writers journey to build a creative life, one lived without recipes, this book will be indispensable to anyone trying to forge their own truer path." -- Ruth Reichl "Wonderfully written, honest, funny, and deeply heart-touching, Diana Abu-Jabers memoir is a joyous read that speaks to the creative spirit in us all." -- Heidi W. Durrow, New York Times best-selling author of The Girl Who Fell from the Sky "Filled with visceral joys and literary beauty as well as soulful honesty and a gripping story. Diana Abu-Jaber writes trenchantly and gorgeously about family, marriage, and motherhood with insights and connections that feel hard-won and richly earned. Her sharp intelligence and unsparing self-knowledge bristle on every page alongside her passionate brio for life in all its flavors and complexities." -- Kate Christensen, author of Blue Plate Special and The Great Man

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Diana Abu-Jaber is the award-winning author of six books of fiction and nonfiction. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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