The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry
Love, Laughter, and Tears in Paris at the World's Most Famous Cooking School
By Kathleen Flinn
(Penguin (Non-Classics), Paperback, 9780143114130, 304pp.)
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Compact Disc, Hardcover
Categories: Cooking, Personal Memoirs, Women
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This is the funny and inspiring account of Kathleen Flinn’s struggle in a stew of hot-tempered chefs, competitive classmates, her own “wretchedly inadequate” French, and the basics of French cuisine. Flinn was a thirty-six-year-old middle manager trapped on the corporate ladder—until her boss eliminated her job. So she cashed in her savings and moved to Paris to pursue her lifelong dream of attending the venerable Le Cordon Bleu cooking school. Fans of Julie & Julia and the late Julia Child will be richly rewarded by this vibrant tale of self-discovery, transformation, and ultimately love.
Kathleen Flinn has been a writer and journalist for nearly twenty years. Her work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, USA Weekend, Men’s Fitness and many other publications. She is a proud member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the Author’s Guild. She divides her time between Seattle and southwest Florida.
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