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Chez Moi
by Agnes Desarthe

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ISBN13: 9780143113232
ISBN10: 0143113232
Condition: Standard
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A profound and tender novel about a woman's troubled pastand her enduring love of cooking

At forty-three, Myriam has been a wife, mother, and loverbut never a restauranteur. When she opens Chez Moi in a quiet neighborhood in Paris, she has no idea how to run a business, but armed only with her love of cooking, she is determined to try. Barely able to pay the rent, Myriam secretly sleeps in the dining room and bathes in the kitchen sink, while struggling to come to terms with the painful memories of her past. But soon enough her delectable cuisine brings her many neighbors to Chez Moi, and Myriam finds that she may get a second chance at life and love. Redolent with the sights, smells, and tastes of Paris, Chez Moi is a charming story that will appeal to the many readers who fell in love with Joanne Harris's Chocolat and Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate.

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"As the self-proclaimed 'biggest fucker-upper the world has ever brought forth,' Myriam, 43, is an unlikely restaurateur, but her headlong, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink narration soon makes clear that she's got little left to lose in changing her life. With a past that she reveals only slowly and a stint cooking for a circus under her belt, Myriam fakes some cooking and management diplomas, takes out some loans and opens Chez moi, a tiny 25-seat Parisian eatery in which she also sleeps and bathes. With help from Vincent, the halitosis-afflicted owner of the flower shop next door; from Ben, a gangling, knock-kneed lad who shows up with a solid business plan and ideas for marketing and publicity; and from Ali Slimane, an elegant farmer with perfect meats and produce, Myriam's restaurant begins to flourish — which terrifies her. This lovely book is a cassoulet bulging with lush, delectable descriptions of cuisine and straight-shooting observations on life. Myriam's restaurant has as much to do with improvising ways of living, loving and finding one's way home again as with eating well. It's a frothy, complex pleasure to linger there with her." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

Redolent with the sights, smells, and tastes of Paris, "Chez Moi" is a profound and tender novel about a woman's troubled past--and her enduring love of cooking.
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About the Author

Agns Desarthe has published six novels in France as well as more than twenty-five children's books. She has also translated numerous books from English to French. She lives in Paris with her husband and two children. Adriana Hunter has been working as a literary translator since 1998 and has now translated more than thirty books from the French, including two other novels by Agns Desarthe.
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Emma Peabody, May 24, 2008 (view all comments by Emma Peabody)
I'll be honest. When I picked up this book, I thought it was just another Woman Starts Restaurant/Bakery books. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy those books a lot. The more graphically (pornographically?) the breads and spices are described, the better! But they do tend to be light reading.

This book was much more than I expected and a delightful surprise. It's got all the great food-lover aspects, but also more serious and dramatic elements. It leaves you feeling good, though. I definitely recommend it.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780143113232
Author:
Desarthe, Agnes
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Translator:
Hunter, Adriana
Author:
Hunter, Adriana
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Romance - General
Publication Date:
May 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
257
Dimensions:
774x493x48 41
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