What she ate : six remarkable women and the food that tells their stories
Shapiro, Laura2018
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Dorothy Wordsworth believed that feeding her poet brother, William, gooseberry tarts was her part to play in a literary movement. Cockney chef Rosa Lewis became a favourite of King Edward VII, who loved her signature dish of whole truffles boiled in Champagne. Eleanor Roosevelt dished up Eggs Mexican - a concoction of rice, fried eggs, and bananas - in the White House. Eva Braun treated herself to Champagne and cake in the bunker before killing herself, alongside Adolf Hitler. Barbara Pym's novels overflow with enjoyment of everyday meals - of frozen fish fingers and Chablis - in midcentury England. Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown's idea of 'having it all' meant having almost nothing on the plate except a supersized portion of diet gelatin. In 'What She Ate,' Laura Shapiro examines the plates and recipe books of these six extraordinary women, casting a new light on each of their lives.
Main title:
Author:
Shapiro, Laura, author
Imprint:
London : 4th Estate, 2018.
Collation:
307 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Viking, 2017.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008281076 (hbk. :)
Local class:
920.72 S
Language:
English
Related title:
What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories [electronic resource]
BRN:
1880487
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Central Library | Adult non-fiction | 641.3 SHA | Available |