Edible Books December selection: Toast by Nigel Slater
"Toast" is a poignant memoir by British food writer Nigel Slater.
The Edible Books selection for December is听听by Nigel Slater.
听is well-known for several cookbooks filled with stories and sumptuous photos, his BBC series "Simple Cooking," and his food column in The听Observer.听 And "Toast" is now a BBC movie starring Helena Bonham Carter.
Before Slater was a famous author and broadcaster he was a young boy who dealt with the loss of his mother, a new housekeeper, and his father鈥檚 uncertain temper.
"Toast" is a memoir of Slater鈥檚 childhood and growing culinary talents, told through food.听 Get ready to learn more about the boy who became the famous man.
Happy Reading! ~听Christina & Natalie
Below is the December discussion schedule:
This month鈥檚 reading schedule requires some explanation: We have divided the book into four roughly equal weekly sections as usual. Toast is written in 118 very short chapters 鈥� some less than a page long 鈥� that are titled but not numbered.听 The page numbers listed below are accurate for the Kindle Edition but vary slightly for the paper editions and are therefore intended only as a guide.
December 1-7:听Discuss Chapters Toast 1-Jelly 1 (approx听pp.听1-57)
December 8-14:听听Discuss Chapters Jelly 2-Fray Bentos Steak & Kidney Pie (approx听pp.听58-109)
December 15-21:听听Discuss Chapters Smoked Haddock-Coffee and Walnut Cake (approx听pp.听110-159)
December 22-31:听听Discuss Chapters Candyfloss-Toast 3 (approx pp. 160-247)
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