Simple Recipes Stories Author:Madeleine Thien Now in paperback, a stunning, prize winning debut collection--seven stories that chart the uneven progress of love and that lay bare the heartbreaking truths at the core of our closest bonds. Telling of subtle betrayals and sudden departures, legacies that cannot be escaped and dreams that will never be realized, these spare, haunting stories un... more »cannily capture who we are, how we live, why we feel and act as we do--as mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, daughters and sons--and in so doing cast brilliant fresh light on family life today.« less
This is NOT a recipe book, but a book of simple short stories, recipes for living. Although i couldn't relate to the actual experiences, i could relate to the thoughts and emotions of the sundry characters and felt an accord with them.