Crazy in the Kitchen: Food, Feuds, and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (858 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1582342989 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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But as Louise grows up to indulge in the kind of amazing food her impoverished ancestors could never have imagined and travels to Italy herself, her adult discoveries give her new insight into the tensions of her childhood. With this stunning memoir of growing up in Italian-American New Jersey, Louise DeSalvo proves that your family's past is baked right into the bread you eat.In Louise DeSalvo's family, in 1950s New Jersey, the kitchen becomes the site for fierce generational battle. And, in the process, she reveals that our image of the festive and bounteous Italian-American kitchen may exist in part to mask a sometimes painful history.. In unearthing the oppressive conditions that led Southern Italians to emigrate en masse to the United St
Louise DeSalvo is a writer, professor, lecturer, and scholar who lives in New Jersey. She also edited Woolf's early novel Melymbrosia and coedited The Milk of Almonds: Italian American Women Writers on Food and Culture.. Her many books include the memoirs Vertigo, Breathless, and Adultery; the acclaimed biography Vir
She also edited Woolf's early novel Melymbrosia and coedited The Milk of Almonds: Italian American Women Writers on Food and Culture.. About the AuthorLouise DeSalvo is a writer, professor, lecturer, and scholar who lives in New Jersey. Her many books include the memoirs Vertigo, Breathless, and Adultery; the acclaimed biography Virginia Woolf: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on her Life and Work; and Writing as a Way of Healing
A Touching Book About Family, Food and Life. Louise DeSalvo is a first class writer an this may very well be her best book yet. A master of memoir, DeSalvo has filled Crazy in the Kitchen with touching, funny and memorable stories about growing up and living in an Italian immigrant family. Most wonderful about this book, however, are the messages and meanin. "Growing Up Italian" according to gratefulgranny. Couldn't put this book down. Had to get through it as quick as I could. Glad I did - it was like visiting with family.. Five Stars She's a wonderful writer, adding humor to the most poignant moments!