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annemariep68 's review for:
Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger: A Memoir
by Lisa Donovan
This is 3.5 -4⭐️This was an audio book narrated by the author. I am on a bit of a kick right now listening to autobiographies that are self-narrated! Maybe it’s the isolation of this year but it’s like sitting down for coffee with someone and having them tell you their story!
Anyway- this was a really interesting glimpse into the restaurant world by a woman who had to take a number of detours to finally arrive at her calling. She was a writer first and you can tell - the book is very nicely written and I think it would be as nice of a read as a listen. She talks about the challenges of breaking into a male-dominated field, the ways which women and people of colour have created much that’s unique about American cuisine- but have no agency over it. And of the good and not so good ways family and others have influenced the trajectory of her life. A very good story- and a good listen.
Anyway- this was a really interesting glimpse into the restaurant world by a woman who had to take a number of detours to finally arrive at her calling. She was a writer first and you can tell - the book is very nicely written and I think it would be as nice of a read as a listen. She talks about the challenges of breaking into a male-dominated field, the ways which women and people of colour have created much that’s unique about American cuisine- but have no agency over it. And of the good and not so good ways family and others have influenced the trajectory of her life. A very good story- and a good listen.