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"Ferrary, a poet and author of several upscale cookbooks, became a young friend of the respected food writer in the last 15 years of her life. This collection of essays describes their meals together, Ferrary's research into Fisher's well-described (but also spottily known) life, and the other people who surrounded her. Fisher comes across as more feisty and elegantly intimidating than in her own books. Ferrary is hardly an equally erudite or accomplished writer, but her book is charming, and one learns from Peter Mayle's introduction that Fisher was more responsible than anyone for his moving to Provence, and that Frances Mayes of _Under the Tuscan Sun_ also dined in southern California with Fisher and Ferrary. It all relates...."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- writer
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 60's-90's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
Century:
- 1980's-Present
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- gentle
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- decency
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
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