Madness, Spain, and culinary quirks intertwine.
"Sucking Shrimp" offers an eclectic mix that might intrigue you if you're into vibrant storytelling with a touch of eccentricity. Stephanie Theobald crafts a narrative that threads the needle between offbeat humor and the strange allure of a foreign culture, all while toying with the idea of madness. It's a literary dish with a spice that could just captivate your palate.
ISBN: 9780340768440
Authors:
Stephanie Theobald
Publisher: Flame
Date of Publication: 2002-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics:
Asian Literature,
War,
Japanese Literature,
Feminism,
Literature,
World War II,
Race,
Historical Romance
Goodreads rating: 2.67
(rated by 18 readers)
Description
A precocious child of the 1970s feels stifled by her dull life in a small English seaside town. The only glamour in her world is Fanny Cradock's weekly TV cookery programme with its exotic concoctions of Tournedos Rossini, Crêpe Suzette or Provençale octopus stew with mauve duchesse potatoes, which speak to our heroine of escape, foreign climes and sophistication. When she finally makes it abroad, however, the earthy, picaresque realities of Spain cause her to question who she really is. As her sense of self begins to curdle, she is forced to deal with unpleasant truths about her past.
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