Harlot's Sauce: A Memoir of Food, Family, Love, Loss, and Greece
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.47 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0981915302 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 282 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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As a Greek, as a woman, I highly recommend this book Patricia Volonakis Davis has led a very fascinating life. From teacher, to wife, to mom, to entrepreneur, to writer, this woman has taken life's lessons and truly learned from them and grown. Her motto is apropos: "Making something delicious out of limited choices." It's how she's lived her life, and she encourages others to do the same."Harlot's Sauce" chronicles her life, growing up as an Italian-American in NY, to her discovery and love of all thin. CandysRaves (and Rants) said The sauce was fab, but it left me wanting more.. I love memoirs. I love to read about other people's lives (the good and the bad) and enjoy hearing about other places okay, and I like knowing that there are families out there that are more screwed up that my own, okay?This book was funny, self-depreciating, harsh, light, sad and so much more. The writer has the ability to make you laugh right along with her, yet was able to step back in hindsight and see what she did wrong. The ability to laugh at o. Patricia G. Hitopoulos said Harlot's Sauce. If you want to laugh out loud, read this book. Harlot's Sauce is a compelling read. Patricia tells her story of pain and disappointment with such honesty, humility, respect and a great sense of humor.If you're Greek/American or Italian/American, Harlot's Sauce is the most accurate depiction of so many idiosyncrasies we've all questioned about our elders (and even cousins) and their conduct. The cultural disparities are so validating.With pristine lexi
She's brave, she's very funny, and she's written what is destined to become a best seller." --Patti Heiser, 50fabulous"Delicious" --Marin Independent Journal"Witty, human, readable" --bitchbuzz. Harlot's Sauce teems with terrific supporting players and the kind of crisp details which make the narrative pop off the page." --Christian Toto, Donne Tempo"She became the girlfriend you cheer on, cry with, and just plain enjoy
Adelphi University adopted it as a reader for its Gender Studies program, The Greek Star called it "an inspiring, great read", and the Orange County Register called her a "Renaissance woman".As founder and editor-in-chief of the non-partisan Harlots' Sauce Radio e-magazine and podcast, she loves encouraging new writers and interviewing other "Renaissance pe
As the Italians say, Buon Appetito! (Good Appetite!) As the Greeks say, Kalo Taxidi! (Good Voyage!). This is just one of many wrong reasons why Patricia is all the more determined to do so. When Patricia, “the naïve American” meets Gregori, “the gorgeous Greek”, her Sicilian-born father takes spectacularly extreme measures to try to stop her from marrying him. She even moves with Gregori to Greece, where he insists he must be in order to be happy. Once there, she discovers that though she might not save her marriage, she just might save herself. With vivid descriptions of life in beautiful, modern-day Greece, this memoir is both a tasty treat and an exhilarating sail on the Hellenic seas through xenophobia, dysfunctional family units, religious ravings, obsessive protocols, political disorder, European football, and fabulous food