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Now in trade paperback, A Homemade Life is a memoir composed of
recipes and stories from acclaimed blogger, Molly Wizenberg.
Molly's fresh and modern recipes--sometimes decedent, sometimes
healthful-- appeal to the growing number of people tired of the
processed foods who have become passionate about the art of cooking
and the joy of eating meals lovingly prepared with the best
ingredients. But the book's appeal comes as much from the recipes
as its truly remarkable writing. Wizenberg's food descriptions are
luscious: Double Chocolate Cupcakes with Ricotta, Bourbon, and
Orange Zest will always sound enticing, but when Molly describes
how "the soft dairy richness of the fresh cheese gains depth from
dark chocolate, and the chocolate's sincere, not-too-sweetness
borrows intrigue from the boozy ricotta" you can't help but head
straight to the kitchen to make them yourself. And unlike some
excellent food-bloggers, Molly writes elegant but accessible prose
that goes beyond the gustatory to access emotion. Her writing is
poignant without feeling cloying or obvious, and her novelist's
sense for pacing keeps you turning pages.
From a bestselling memoirist, a thoughtful and provocative story of
changing identity, complex sexuality, and enduring family
relationships  At age 36, while serving on a jury, author
Molly Wizenberg found herself drawn to a female attorney she hardly
knew. Married to a man for nearly a decade and mother to a toddler,
Wizenberg tried to return to her life as she knew it, but something
inside her had changed irredeemably. Instead, she would discover
that the trajectory of our lives is rarely as smooth or as logical
as we’d like to believe.  Like many of us, Wizenberg had
long understood sexual orientation as a stable part of ourselves:
we’re “born this way.” Suddenly she realized that her story
was more complicated. Who was she, she wondered, if something at
her very core could change so radically? The Fixed Stars is a taut,
electrifying memoir exploring timely and timeless questions about
desire, identity, and the limits and possibilities of family. In
honest and searing prose, Wizenberg forges a new path: through the
murk of separation and divorce, coming out to family and friends,
learning to co-parent a young child, and realizing a new vision of
love. The result is a frank and moving story about letting go of
rigid definitions and ideals that no longer fit, and learning
instead who we really are.
From a bestselling writer, an intense and moving memoir about
changing identity, complex sexuality, and enduring family
relationships-now in paperback At age 36, while serving on a jury,
author Molly Wizenberg found herself drawn to a female attorney.
Married to a man for nearly a decade and mother to a toddler,
Wizenberg tried to return to her life as she knew it, but she felt
that something inside her had changed irrevocably. Instead, she
would discover that the trajectory of our lives is rarely as smooth
or as logical as we'd like to believe. Like many of us, Wizenberg
had long understood sexual orientation as a stable part of
ourselves: we're "born this way." Suddenly she realized that her
story was more complicated. Who was she, she wondered, if something
at her very core could change so radically? The Fixed Stars is a
taut, electrifying memoir exploring timely and timeless questions
about desire, identity, and the limits and possibilities of family.
In honest and searing prose, Wizenberg forges a new path: through
the murk of separation and divorce, coming out to family and
friends, learning to co-parent a young child, and realizing a new
vision of love. The result is a frank and moving story about
letting go of rigid definitions and ideals that no longer fit, and
learning instead who we really are.
In this funny, frank, and tender new memoir, the author of the "New
York Times" bestseller "A Homemade Life" and the blog Orangette
recounts how opening a pizza restaurant sparked the first crisis of
her young marriage.
When Molly Wizenberg married Brandon Pettit, she vowed to support
him and work with him to make their hopes and dreams come true.
Even when Brandon's enthusiasms--building a boat, constructing a
violin, and opening an ice cream shop--turned out to be nothing
more than passing ideas, Molly stayed by his side, supportive and
optimistic.
So when Brandon decided to open a pizza restaurant, Molly was
certain it would join the boat, the violin, and the ice cream shop
on his list of abandoned projects. Before she knew it, he'd signed
a lease on a space. The restaurant, Delancey, was going to be a
reality, and all of Molly's assumptions about her married life were
about to change.
The two partners gutted and renovated the space, built their own
furniture, hired staff, and passed health inspections. When their
restaurant turned out to be a success, Molly tried her best to
convince herself she was happy in their new life. But that was
before Halloween night, when she was forced to admit she hadn't
been honest with herself or Brandon.
With twenty new home kitchen recipes and evocative photos by Molly,
"Delancey" is a moving and honest account of how two young people
learned to give in and let go in order to strengthen their bond and
receive something more.
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