Nada A. reviewed on 8/10/2010 + 1361 more book reviews

An interesting story in an of itself. Interesting also because the author uses it to tell a story of that time in history. As someone who enjoys cooking and learning about the food industry, I found it an enjoyable read. I do wish we could get a better glimpse into the person that Mary was. I ended the book still wanting to know her point of view not history's view of her. My favorite part of the book was the epilogue when Anthony Bourdain interjects himself into the story and tells of his visits to the places in the book. The segment portrays the emotion and sadness of the book while the rest is an abbreviated historical account with excerpts from many other documents. This book reads like an essay except that it is too long to be an essay. However, it is still a short book and a relatively easy read for the serious topic it addresses.

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