Bittersweet by Matt Mcallester
An unforgettable tale of family, food and love
'Both a memoir and a moving tribute to McAllester's late mother..McAllester revisits his youth in this personal and heartfelt memoir' * Image *
‘The precision of his descriptions, his frankness, and his defiant irony ... gives us a powerful portrait of a family's courage, tragedy and love' * Rory Stewart, author of The Places in Between *
‘A scrupulously honest dispatch that's every bit as gripping as a report from Abu Ghraib, and every bit as vital' * Newsweek *
'All the ingredients are here for a beautiful book' * Daily Telegraph *
‘The precision of his descriptions, his frankness, and his defiant irony ... gives us a powerful portrait of a family's courage, tragedy and love' * Rory Stewart, author of The Places in Between *
‘A scrupulously honest dispatch that's every bit as gripping as a report from Abu Ghraib, and every bit as vital' * Newsweek *
'All the ingredients are here for a beautiful book' * Daily Telegraph *
Matt McAllester is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was a correspondent for Newsday for thirteen years before returning to London. He now lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Pernilla. Winner of a number of awards, including the Osborn Elliott Award for Excellence for his coverage of Nepal in 2006 and several overseas Press Club citations for his international reporting, he is currently a contributing editor at Details.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408809600 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408809605 |
| Title | Bittersweet |
| Author | Matt Mcallester |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2011-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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