Pastina - My Father's Misfortune, My Mother's Good Soup - Paperback
by Joe Ortiz
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Early Lyrics Publishing, ASCAPISBN-13:9798989194315UPC:9798989194315Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, CookingSize:8.25 x 5.50 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SC7XA081Y4
Pastina - My Father's Misfortune, My Mother's Good Soup
The memoir charts the young life of a boy who grows up in a peasant family in Long Island City Queens, New York and traces his development until he reaches age fourteen. A father's abusive drinking, womanizing, and disrespect for family values and safety is assuaged by his mother's cooking and nurturing hand.
The book's inciting incident revolves around the father's giving up the family apartment...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Early Lyrics Publishing, ASCAPISBN-13:9798989194315UPC:9798989194315Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, CookingSize:8.25 x 5.50 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SC7XA081Y4
Ortiz, Joe: - Joe Ortiz is one of the founding owners of Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria in Capitola, California. His published books include The Village Baker, The Village Baker's Wife, and Shakespeare On Golf. He has written and produced five musicals, among them Over the Roof (formerly titled Escaping Queens), Smoke Cabaret, and BREAD!--The Musical. His essays have appeared in Food & Wine...
Publisher: Early Lyrics Publishing, ASCAP
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