Bittersweet
Subtitle: lessons from my mother's kitchen
By: Matt McAllester.
Publisher: The Dial Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780385342186; 9780440338482
Subjects: McAllester, Matthew, -- 1969-; Mentally ill parents; Cookery; Mothers; Mothers and sons
Description: Matt McAllester lost his mother, Ann, long before she died, as mental illness snatched the once-elegant woman away and destroyed his childhood. In this beautifully written memoir, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist chronicles the journey he took to forgiveness, which brought him straight to the place that evoked his happiest memories of his mother: the kitchen. Recounting the pleasures of his early days, culinary and otherwise, McAllester weaves an unforgettable tale of family, food, and love.--From publisher description.