{"product_id":"breaking-bread-essays-from-new-england-on-food-hunger-and-family-hardcover","title":"Breaking Bread: Essays from New England on Food, Hunger, and Family - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDebra Spark\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDeborah Joy Corey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNearly 70 renowned New England writers gather round the table to talk food and how it sustains us--mind, body, and soul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA collection of essays by top literary talents and food writers, \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bread\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates local foods, family, and community, while exploring how what's on our plates engages with what's off: grief, pleasure, love, ethics, race, and class. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, you'll find Lily King on chocolate chip cookies, Richard Russo on beans, Jennifer Finney Boylan on homemade pizza, Susan Minot on the non-food food of her youth, and Richard Ford on why food doesn't much interest him. Nancy Harmon Jenkins talks scallops, and Sandy Oliver the pleasures of being a locavore. Other essays address a beloved childhood food from Iran, the horror of starving in a prison camp, the urge to bake pot brownies for an ill friend, and the pleasure of buying a prized chocolate egg for a child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfits from this collection will benefit Blue Angel, a nonprofit combating food insecurity by delivering healthy food from local farmers to those in need.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebra Spark\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 4 novels, 2 collections of short stories, and 2 books of essays on fiction writing, as well as numerous articles, stories, and book reviews in places like \u003ci\u003eDwell, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEsquire, Food and Wine, Maine Home+Design, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYankee\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a professor at Colby College and teaches in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Joy Corey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 2 novels, a memoir, and many essays and short stories that have been published in literary journals and anthologies, including \u003ci\u003ePloughshares, The Agni Review, The Carolina Quarterly, The Crescent Review, New Letters, Windsor Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eToronto Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of numerous prizes, including Smithbooks\/Canada Novel Award, Elle's Lettres Reader's Prize, and the Short Story Prize at Symphony Space. Deborah is the founder of Blue Angel, a hunger nonprofit, which delivers healthy produce from local farmers to those in need.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.9 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766945415456,"sku":"9780807010860","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/873e792893082381ed9e19ce7c51fd2c.webp?v=1780301462","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/breaking-bread-essays-from-new-england-on-food-hunger-and-family-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}