The Book of Salt Condition:Like New the death of his own

the death of his own innocence

Yangsze Choo’s stunning debut

Senor and Singer examine the lessons of the country's adversity-driven culture

Publication Date: 29 Dec 2016

These new meditations are expressed with a conciseness busy women will appreciate and a depth that will inspire--a prayerful pick-me-up for all mothers on the go

The Book of Salt Condition:Like New the death of his ownBinh, a Vietnamese cook, flees Saigon in 1929, disgracing his family to serve as a galley hand at sea. The taunts of his now deceased father ringing in his ears, Binh answers an ad for a live in cook at a Parisian household, and soon finds himself employed by Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. Toklas and Stein hold court in their literary salon, for which the devoted yet acerbic Binh serves as chef, and as a keen observer of his "Mesdames" and their