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Toast : The Story of a Boy's Hunger Hardcover - 2004
by Nigel Slater
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
A deliciously evocative story of childhood in 1960s suburban England from one of the United Kingdom's best-loved writers, Nigel Slater
Toast is the truly extraordinary story of a childhood remembered through food. In each chapter, as Nigel Slater takes us on a tour of the contents of his family's pantry rice pudding, tinned ham, cream soda, mince pies, lemon drops, bourbon biscuits we are transported
His mother is a chops-and-peas sort of cook, exasperated by the highs and lows of a temperamental stove, a finicky little son, and the asthma that would prove fatal. His father is a honey-and-crumpets man with an unpredictable temper. When he is widowed, Nigel's father takes on a housekeeper with social aspirations and a talent in the kitchen and the following years become a heartbreaking cooking contest for his affections. As he slowly loses, Nigel finds a new outlet for his culinary gifts and we witness the birth of a lifelong passion for food. Nigel's likes and dislikes, aversions and sweet-toothed weaknesses, form a fascinating backdrop to this exceptionally moving memoir of childhood, adolescence, and sexual awakening.
With a new preface and glossary for American readers, this British bestseller and national award winner is sure to delight foodies and memoir enthusiasts on this side of the pond. Possessed of the subtlety and wit of Ruth Reichl's Tender at the Bone and the disarming frankness of Anthony Bourdain's page-turning Kitchen Confidential, Toast is a treat to be savored.
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- Title Toast : The Story of a Boy's Hunger
- Author Nigel Slater
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 238
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date 2004
- Bookseller's Inventory # G1592400906I3N10
- ISBN 9781592400904 / 1592400906
- Weight 0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.7 x 5.92 x 0.97 in (22.10 x 15.04 x 2.46 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004004176
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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