White Truffles in Winter
N. M. Kelby
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935) was the renowned French chef and restaurateur who gave birth to the way we eat today. The heart of Escoffier's story, however, lies in his love for two very different women: the beautiful, reckless actress Sarah Bernhardt and his wife, the poet Delphine Daffis. This lushly imagined novel transports us into Escoffier's private world, weaving a sensual tale of food and longing, war and romance.
Product Details
Price
$15.95
$14.83
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
October 08, 2012
Pages
368
Dimensions
5.55 X 0.84 X 8.22 inches | 0.62 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393343588
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About the Author
N.M. Kelby is the author of the recently released Murder at the Bad Girl's Bar and Grill (Shaye Areheart/ Random House), Whale Season (Shaye Areheart/ Random House), Theater of the Stars (Theia/Hyperion), and In the Company of Angels (Theia/Hyperion). Named Outstanding Southern Artist by The Southern Arts Federation, her work has been translated into several languages and offered by The Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, and Quality Paperback Book Club. Her short stories have appeared in many publications including One Story and Zoetrope. Her story Jubilation, Florida was selected for National Public Radio's Selected Shorts, and later recorded by actress Joanne Woodward for the NPR CD Travel Tales, and included in New Stories from the South: Best of 2006 (Algonquin Books). She is working on the film version of Whale Season with actor/singer Dwight Yoakam. She lives in Sarasota, Florida, and her Web site is www.nmkelby.com
Reviews
Captivating...[Kelby's] descriptions of food are exquisitely detailed. She makes delicious drama out of acts as simple as Escoffier teaching his protégé how to make fried eggs.--Steve Almond
Kelby's descriptions of food are sublime, and her evocations of Paris, from artists' spare studios to restaurants' lavish dining rooms, delightful.--Colette Bancroft
Foodies will no doubt enjoy the lush epicurean treatment as well as the historical elements of the novel...Ultimately this is a classic romance.--W. S. Lyon
As delicious and decadent as the recipes and menus sprinkled within...Vibrant and witty.--Rochelle O'Gorman
Witty, delightful, and so detailed you can taste it...Kelby has a foodie's flair for infusing her narrative with so many flavorful details, readers will feel like they're enjoying lavish meals right along with the novel's characters. Mercifully, without all those pesky calories. Kelby also succeeds in building a story heaped with ample portions of plot development and scene-setting.--Andrea Hoag
Kelby's descriptions of food are sublime, and her evocations of Paris, from artists' spare studios to restaurants' lavish dining rooms, delightful.--Colette Bancroft
Foodies will no doubt enjoy the lush epicurean treatment as well as the historical elements of the novel...Ultimately this is a classic romance.--W. S. Lyon
As delicious and decadent as the recipes and menus sprinkled within...Vibrant and witty.--Rochelle O'Gorman
Witty, delightful, and so detailed you can taste it...Kelby has a foodie's flair for infusing her narrative with so many flavorful details, readers will feel like they're enjoying lavish meals right along with the novel's characters. Mercifully, without all those pesky calories. Kelby also succeeds in building a story heaped with ample portions of plot development and scene-setting.--Andrea Hoag
