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Author Christensen, Kate, 1962-

Title Blue plate special : an autobiography of my appetites / Kate Christensen.

Publication Info. New York : Doubleday, [2013]

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Location Call No. Status
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  BIO CHRISTENSEN    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  B CHRIST    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Biography  B-CHRISTENSEN CHR    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  BIOG CHRISTENSEN, KATE    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Biographies  B CHRISTENSEN KATE C    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  B-CHRISTENSEN, K.    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 353 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Prologue -- Berkeley -- Wildermuth -- San Miguel -- Verde Valley and Spring Valley -- France -- Upstate, Oregon, Iowa -- New York -- Williamsburg and Greenpoint -- Monitor Street -- New England.
Summary "In the tradition of M.F.K. Fisher, Laurie Colwin, and Ruth Reichl, [this book] is a narrative in which food--eating it, cooking it, reflecting on it--becomes the vehicle for unpacking a life. Christensen explores her history of hunger--not just for food but for love and confidence and a sense of belonging--with a profound honesty, starting with her unorthodox childhood in 1960s Berkeley as the daughter of a mercurial legal activist who ruled the house with his fists"--Dust jacket flap.
A mouthwatering literary memoir about an unusual upbringing and the long, winding path to happiness. For Christensen, food and eating have always been powerful connectors to self and world. In this passionate feast of a memoir she reflects upon her journey of innocence lost and wisdom gained, mistakes made and lessons learned, and hearts broken and mended. And food-- eating it, cooking it, reflecting on it-- becomes the vehicle for unpacking a life.
Subject Christensen, Kate, 1962-
Women authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Mothers and daughters -- United States.
Appetite -- Psychological aspects.
Food -- Psychological aspects.
Added Title Autobiography of my appetites
ISBN 9780385536264 hardback
0385536267 hardback
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