A review by nakedsushi
Shucked: Life on a New England Oyster Farm by Erin Byers Murray

3.0

This is about a woman who took a year off her cushy writing job to become an oyster farmer. If that sounds boring, then this book probably isn't for you. But if you're curious like me about the oyster industry, then this book delivers. I was a little apprehensive that reading about the gritty details of oyster farming would turn me off from oysters, but this gives a sometimes glamorous look at the life of the oyster farmers at Island Creek Oyster farms. I know it made me crave the briny little bivalves even more.

I liked that the end of each chapter included a little recipe contributed by someone related to the oyster farm. The recipes range from a simple mignonette to more complex things like oyster casseroles.