Her family shattered by more than one father-figure desertion, Gabby Fulbriten tries to make a life for herself with her mother and siblings while longing to lose weight and find the man of her dreams. Reprint.
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This comic debut tracks the tribulations of a middle-aged single mother in small-town Vermont.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Stone's first novel is about life in the climbing lane. Gabby Fulbriten, a single mother of three, lives near the dump in Leadbelly, Vermont. She is hungry-for life, for love, for fulfillment. To appease this hunger she conjures recipes using human beings, emotions, and states of being as ingredients. This and Shakespeare get her through her days of quilting, soul-searching, and work at the Hurry Up Market. Gabby is searching for meaning-a way to explain poverty, war, illness, loneliness, and death. She wants a man but fears the consequences of having one. She feels stuck but can't overcome the inertia that keeps her in place or the demands that drive her day. Stone's novel is frightening and funny, depressing and delightful. Recommended for popular collections.
Joanna M. Burkhardt, Univ. of Rhode Island, Coll. of Continuing Education Lib., Providence
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Joanna M. Burkhardt, Univ. of Rhode Island, Coll. of Continuing Education Lib., Providence
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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a funny, wonderful story about a single mother,
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This review is from: Recipes from the Dump (Hardcover)
Recipes from the dump is one of the best books I have ever read. Abigail Stone writes with such passion and truth. She portrays everything a singel mother must deal with, struggeling with every day life with three children. Within the book she adds recipes for the mind in a humours way. I have read this book many times and never get tierd of reading it, my frinds agree it is a wonderful masterpeice, never before have I seen such a strong women.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Timely Account of the Iraq War,
By Joseph (From outside Boston) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Recipes from the Dump (Paperback)
I picked up this book recently and could not put it down. Reading thru the night I was struck by the accounts of the Iraq war in Bush seniors time as president. It stands today and has a powerful impact on the reader. Gabby is a REAL charactor, not like the perfect heroines in most other novels. She is deep and she is funny in the same sentence. I rate this one of the best books I've read in a long time. What else has Abigaiul Stone written?
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Brilliant and Humorous, this book posesses a rare wit,
By Michael Bower (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Recipes from the Dump (Hardcover)
This book really surprised me with it's rough beauty. Gabby's unparalleled wit, inquisitive mind, and love of Shakespeare makes her one of the most vivid characters I have read. Money and talent are not the same thing, nor is cleanliness and intellect. I appreciated this book because it was real and honest and shows a woman who is both a well-read intellectual and a penniless dreamer. I hope to see more of Abigail Stone, because as an avid critic and member of several book clubs, I find the characters in Recipes are bursting with color and the author just can't write a bad line. Highly recommended to bookclubs.
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old town dump, quilt teacher, sampler quilt, large guy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Abigail Stone, Saudi Arabia, Grama Fulbriten, Iggy Stains, Elvira Dirge, Diet Center, Saddam Hussein, Dalai Lama, Gabby Fulbriten, Rolando Skitchetti, Persian Gulf, New York, Earth Day, Nancy Drew, Joseph Smith, Fibs Plumbing, Grand Union, Washington Monument, Tommy Falbrooker, East Coast, Dorothy Stella, President Bush, Billy Pinkerton, Apple Goody Browse Sample Pages:
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Abigail Stone, Saudi Arabia, Grama Fulbriten, Iggy Stains, Elvira Dirge, Diet Center, Saddam Hussein, Dalai Lama, Gabby Fulbriten, Rolando Skitchetti, Persian Gulf, New York, Earth Day, Nancy Drew, Joseph Smith, Fibs Plumbing, Grand Union, Washington Monument, Tommy Falbrooker, East Coast, Dorothy Stella, President Bush, Billy Pinkerton, Apple Goody Browse Sample Pages:
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