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Author:

Reichl, Ruth.

Title:

Not becoming my mother : and other things she taught me along the way / Ruth Reichl.

Publisher:

Penguin Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

112 p. ; 19 cm.

Subject:

Reichl, Ruth.
Reichl, Miriam B.--(Miriam Brudno),--1909-
Women food writers--Biography.
Mothers and daughters.
Intellectuals--Biography.
Cleveland (Ohio)--Biography.

Contents:

The Mim tales -- What girls can do -- Finding Mr. Right -- Idle aptitudes -- Chaos -- What we are made for -- Dear Dr. Portnoy -- Rainbows -- Tsunami of pain -- Grateful -- Gifts.

Summary:

Chronicles the mother-daughter relationship of culinary author Ruth Reichl, now editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, and her late mother, Miriam. Miriam Brudno, who bowed to societal and familial pressure to become a wife and a mother over pursuing a fulfilling career, cheered her daughter on and pointed out that Ruth had an obligation, both to herself and to her mother, to use her life well.

ISBN:

1594202168
9781594202162

OCLC:

(OCoLC)276819185

LCCN:

2008054681

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