Chez Moi - Softcover

Desarthe, Agnès

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846271029 ISBN 13: 9781846271021

Publisher: Granta Books, 2009

Synopsis

Published In 2009 : 1st. Paperback Edition : 1st. Printing : Full Printing Numbers Listed , 1 - 9 : Portobello Books : Overall , A Very Nice Book :

About this title

Review:

'A sweet story, peppered with recipes, about a woman who leaves the circus and opens a restaurant in her home'
-- Easy Living

`Desarthe is a charming writer ... It's light but it draws you in, like the aroma of a bubbling saucepan.'
-- Financial Times

Synopsis:

Myriam's decision to open a restaurant in her Paris flat is characteristically unexpected and transforms her life in a curious way. For six years, Myriam has been living in self-imposed exile, cut off from her cool, reserved husband and from her son, and the opening night of Chez Moi is typically desolate. But little by little, Myriam's mouth-watering dishes draw people in, first the florist from across the road, followed by the school children tempted by a four-euro lunch, and then Ben, the most unflappable and devoted of waiters. As the restaurant sizzles towards success, figures and feelings from Myriam's past also begin to emerge, gradually re-awakening her appetite for life, both the bitter parts and the sweet. Simmering with stories, recipes, observations and dreams, "Chez Moi" serves up a painfully adult story, with an irresistible sprinkling of wonder and magic.

About this edition

• Publisher: Granta Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1846271029
• ISBN 13: 9781846271021
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272