kitaycheg Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Download Monsoon Diary: A Memoir with Recipes Book in PDF Format. Too Many Books Available in Our Site. From Publishers Weekly Narayan, who grew up in Chennai, India, writes in humorous, tender prose about her family and their love of food. Rituals surrounding food are central to every aspect of life, such as the choru-unnal ceremony of a child's first meal of rice and ghee. When her mother is pregnant with her brother and the women gather to feed her and chew betel, Narayan writes, "As they chewed and their lips and tongue became stained red, their jokes became more risque, their gossip more personal, their bodies more horizontal." Food is intimacy and comfort, and Narayan's book neatly transitions between descriptions of her family's life and the meals that punctuated it. Recipes for staples such as ra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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