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In this new edition of Ferrary's memoir of her years with the writer M. F. K. Fisher, the author sets herself a daunting task. She has to add somehow to the vast amount of autobiographical material that Fisher left behind. Fisher's eye for setting and for character was sharp and generally unforgiving, so most followers of Fisher's works harbor few illusions that require another's debunking. Ferrary's Fisher comes across as opinionated, daunting, and blunt, but rarely thoughtless or cruel. Fisher became cookery's grande dame for her masterful translation of Brillat-Savarin's The Physiology of Taste and for her memoirs of food and of France. Her domination of the literature of food was ever tempered by her quirky tastes that deflated food snobbism and demystified the pleasures of the table. Her friendship with Ferrary as documented here consistently reflects Fisher's uncompromisingly honest outlook. Mark Knoblauch
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In this new edition of Ferrary's memoir of her years with the writer M. F. K. Fisher, the author sets herself a daunting task. She has to add somehow to the vast amount of autobiographical material that Fisher left behind. Fisher's eye for setting and for character was sharp and generally unforgiving, so most followers of Fisher's works harbor few illusions that require another's debunking. Ferrary's Fisher comes across as opinionated, daunting, and blunt, but rarely thoughtless or cruel. Fisher became cookery's grande dame for her masterful translation of Brillat-Savarin's The Physiology of Taste and for her memoirs of food and of France. Her domination of the literature of food was ever tempered by her quirky tastes that deflated food snobbism and demystified the pleasures of the table. Her friendship with Ferrary as documented here consistently reflects Fisher's uncompromisingly honest outlook. Mark Knoblauch
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"If any one person influenced me to move to Provence, it was M.F.K. Fisher...Like many of her admirers, I'm sure, I often thought what a pleasure it would have been to meet her, even more after reading this memoir. There are writers who have said all they have to say in their writing, and so meeting them is something of a disappointment. But these glimpses of a great writer reveal a fascinating woman, an if there is ever a celestial lunch organized in the hereafter, I would clearly love to be with her at the table." --Peter Mayle, from the Introduction
"Thoroughly charming...she writes with love and respect of the writer she esteems and cherishes. Admirers of M.F.K. Fisher's work will be grateful for this warm appreciation." --The New York Times
"Thoroughly charming...she writes with love and respect of the writer she esteems and cherishes. Admirers of M.F.K. Fisher's work will be grateful for this warm appreciation." --The New York Times
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Because I keep a diary, I know what M. F. K. Fisher was doing on the morning of October 3, 1977. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (S
Because I keep a diary, I know what M. F. K. Fisher was doing on the morning of October 3, 1977. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (S