The Family Frying Pan : Mrs. Moses is a Small Woman with a Big Heart and Enormous Courage. [Import] [Paperback]

Bryce Courtenay (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Penguin; Rev Ed edition (2001)
• ISBN-10: 0140293418
• ISBN-13: 978-0140293418
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #858,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not one of his best, April 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The family frying pan (Hardcover)

I have been a big fan of Bryce Courtenay's books ever since a friend lent me The Power of One 11 years ago which is to this day still one of my favorite books. I was disappointed in this one. It is more of a collection of short stories tied together very loosely by their being told while dinner was cooking. Most of the stories are rather unbelievable and lacking the usual powerful imagery that Courtenay does so well. I recently read Four Fires and if you are looking for a new Courtenay book to spend some time with, I would personally point you in that direction.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bloody Brilliant!, May 5, 2005

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This review is from: The family frying pan (Hardcover)

Whoa! This book has it all! It has its sad moments, sad enough to make you cry. The characters's hope is heart warming. An the outcome is absolutely inspiring!

The story in a nutshell is about a group of Russians who have escaped and fled there invaded village to find a new place to live their lives in peace. Everyday this group of refugees, who have all different backgrounds and personalities, have to walk across Russia in the snow. The main character (can't remember her name) leads the group and everynight she takes out her large iron frying and the group all put what scraps and pieces of food in the pan and cook just enough food to stay alive. While eating, each night a person will tell a story. Some are tragic, sad, inspiring, mysterious and all are unique. The ending of this Novel is truly inspiring!

The Family Frying Pan is a novel different from Bryce's other ones. And isn't his usual type of story. When I first saw it I though it was a cookbook. Anyway it's probably my favourite book and is really, i mean REALLY worth reading! So go pick it up! Hope you all like it! It would make a great movie, Hopefully one day it is! Great work there Bryce Courtney!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Truth More Fascinating than Fiction, July 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The family frying pan (Hardcover)

The true life stories of a small group of Russian refugees... stories of murder, fame, tragedy. Stories told to the author years later by the former "leader" of this band of refugees. Amazing.