Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray

Cooking for Picasso

Camille Aubray

400 pages • first pub 2016 (view editions)

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Cooking for Picasso is perfect for the reader who daydreams of cooking lunch for a disguised Picasso on the 1936 French Riviera and then, decades later, tracing that single encounter through three generations of family secrets.

Description

For readers of Paula McLain, Nancy Horan, and Melanie Benjamin, this captivating novel is inspired by a little-known interlude in the artist’s life. The French Riviera, spring 1936: It’s off-season in the lovely seaside village of Juan-les-Pins, w...

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Community Reviews

3.57
based on 529 reviews

Moods

emotional: 56%

lighthearted: 43%

mysterious: 40%

adventurous: 38%

reflective: 36%

hopeful: 34%

inspiring: 22%

informative: 13%

funny: 9%

relaxing: 9%

sad: 9%

tense: 6%

challenging: 4%

dark: 4%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
69% of readers chose medium
26% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

34% of readers chose Plot
43% of readers chose A mix
21% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

64% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

62% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

32% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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