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Feeding Christine: A Novel

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"Feeding Christine" is a definite must-read for those of us who enjoy the love of cooking,the camradarie of women, and family. The four women in the book show us the value of friendship, the joy of cooking, and the wisdom we all have to offer each other.

Wonderful book! A beautifully written book that is a treat for all your senses. Barbara Chepaitis has created a book with the care her characters take to prepare their food. I read very many books of all kinds and this book goes on my top 10 list and I plan to recommend it to all my friends. I belong to a book group and I can hardly wait to discuss it with them because there are so many layers to this marvelous book. Truly a book to savor.

I thought this book was a little gem. It was so wonderful to read at the end of each day. The character development was wonderful and the meaning of life and love surrounding food was fun. I would recommend it as an enjoyable book

Have you ever been so terribly upset that you did something absolutely stupid and crazy, but it turned out to be the best thing you could have done? Well, not me, either. But Teresa DiRosa does in Feeding Christine. Imagine facing Christmas without your college age son, who has chosen to spend the holidays with your ex-husband; imagine that around this time of year your beloved sister killed herself years ago; imagine that you have just discovered her daughter, your darling niece Christine, with a gun and the intent to kill herself. What would you do? If you can accept what Teresa does, you will laugh and love this book. It will give your heart wings and feed your soul. ANDDDD....you'll have a big craving for Italian food when it's done. Buon Giorno!

"Feeding Christine" is a definite must-read for those of us who enjoy the love of cooking,the camradarie of women, and family. The four women in the book show us the value of friendship, the joy of cooking, and the wisdom we all have to offer each other.

In her most recent book, "Feeding Christine", Chepaitis stirs together a tasty concoction of flavorful characters. With Christine as the "stock" of the novel, each character shows their true flavor (or maybe I should say: "true self"). Ms. Chepaitis takes time to stir and simmer her characters together like an Italian grandmother with her sauce. The novel presents the reader with a bowlful of relationships: with others, with ourselves, with our souls, and even with food. I'm sure the reader will come away satisfied, but still wanting more.

"Feeding Christine" was very different than my normal book picks. I found it kind of hard to follow and identify with the characters. Theresa was the hardest nut to crack. Christine wasn't all that unstable as they made her out to be. She just needed to get away from James and live her own life. This book was good..don't get me wrong...but it was hard for me to follow.