{"product_id":"eat-joy-stories-comfort-food-from-31-celebrated-writers-hardcover","title":"Eat Joy: Stories \u0026 Comfort Food from 31 Celebrated Writers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatalie Eve Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Cookbook of the Year by \u003ci\u003eMartha Stewart Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Magnificent illustrations add spirit to recipes and heartfelt narratives. Plan to buy two copies--one for you and one for your best foodie friend.\" --\u003ci\u003eTaste of Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of intimate, illustrated essays by some of America's most well-regarded literary writers explores how comfort food can help us cope with dark times--be it the loss of a parent, the loneliness of a move, or the pain of heartache. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLev Grossman explains how he survived on \"sweet, sour, spicy, salty, unabashedly gluey\" General Tso's tofu after his divorce. Carmen Maria Machado describes her growing pains as she learned to feed and care for herself during her twenties. Claire Messud tries to understand how her mother gave up dreams of being a lawyer to make \"a dressed salad of tiny shrimp and avocado, followed by prune-stuffed pork tenderloin.\" What makes each tale so moving is not only the deeply personal revelations from celebrated writers, but also the compassion and healing behind the story: the taste of hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you've ever felt a deep, emotional connection to a recipe or been comforted by food during a dark time, you'll fall in love with these stories.\"--\u003ci\u003eMartha Stewart Living \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEat Joy\u003c\/i\u003e is the most lovely food essay book . . . This is the perfect gift.\" --Joy Wilson (Joy the Baker)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATALIE EVE GARRETT\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and writer, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eLonely Together: 2\u003ci\u003e22 Celebrated Writers on the Joys \u0026amp; Struggles of Being Alone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in a town outside Washington, D.C., and along the Potomac River with her husband and two children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMERYL ROWIN\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator whose work has been commissioned by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLenny Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e Woman of the Year Awards, \u003ci\u003eTravel + Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eApartment Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles and previously worked on Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally's memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Love Story Ever Told\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769911312672,"sku":"9781936787791","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9d6f93771836d711a5a2515e0bd4764c.webp?v=1780359580","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/eat-joy-stories-comfort-food-from-31-celebrated-writers-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}