Around My Mother's Table: Stories and Recipes Celebrating Lives Lost to Breast Cancer [Paperback]

Lisa Burton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 5, 2006

This lovely book is a tribute to lives lost to breast cancer. Each of the 39 entries was written by a woman who lost her mother to this dreaded disease and includes a treasured memory and a wonderful recipe. There are also poems, quotes and short inspirational selections honoring motherhood.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Lisa Burton lost her mother to breast cancer in 2003 at age 56. In her grief, she decided to do something positive - founding the Pink Ribbon Connection which specializes in items promoting breast cancer awareness. There she met many women who shared her tragic loss. And she decided to compile a cookbook that would feature the recipes and tributes to these special women. A portion of the proceeds will be used to further breast cancer initiatives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Leathers Publishing (April 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585973793
• ISBN-13: 978-1585973798
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,287,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very special tribute from a loving daughter., April 18, 2006

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Mum K "books are friends" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Around My Mother's Table: Stories and Recipes Celebrating Lives Lost to Breast Cancer (Paperback)

Lisa has done a beautiful work with recipes of Moms who have succumb to breast cancer. The love and care she put into this book is very evident. I love it! I am so touched that she took the time and great effort to accomplish this very special book.

For me it is a special keepsake for my children. It has recipes from both there grandmothers (Kathleen Zinkgraf and Sylvia Poad) that died one day apart in their early 50's. To have a treasure like this is just wonderful.

Getting the recipes together made me think of my Mom and MIL as Mom's happily cooking in the kitchen rather than of the breast cancer.

Lisa--I cannot thank you enough for this book. I thank you...my family thanks you. It was a beautiful idea and the result is a precious book. So many of us have faced that terrible loss of premature death of our Mom by breast cancer. It made me feel I was not alone.

I can't wait to try the other recipes and read all the stories.

5.0 out of 5 stars A treasury to be cherished., December 9, 2006

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This review is from: Around My Mother's Table: Stories and Recipes Celebrating Lives Lost to Breast Cancer (Paperback)

Compiled by the daughter of a mother lost to breast cancer, Around My Mother's Table: Stories and Recipes Celebrating Lives Lost to Breast Cancer is a unique cookbook that embraces the connection between mothers and daughters. Each recipe has been contributed by a different daughter, in loving memory of a beloved mother whose life ended too soon. From Beef Brisket to Cranberry Salad, Blueberry-Banana Muffins, Almond Rocha, Peanut Blossoms, and more, these delicious time-tested and love-tempered recipes invoke flavors and textures worthy of transcending generations, and accompanying each is a brief, bittersweet memory of the beloved mother who taught it. A treasury to be cherished.