Description
Paris, 1947: Colette Rossant returns to Paris after waiting out World War II in Cairo among her father's Egyptian-Jewish relatives. Initially, the City of Light seems gray and forbidding to the teenage Colette, especially after her thrill-seeking mother leaves her in the care of her bitter, malaisé grandmother. Yet Paris will prove the place where Colette awakens to her senses. Taken under the wing of Mademoiselle Georgette, the family chef, she develops a taste and talent for French cooking. The streets of Paris soon become Colette's own as she navigates the outdoor markets and café menus and emerges into her new, gastronomical self.
Return to Paris is an extraordinary coming-of-age story that charts the course of Colette's culinary adventures -- replete with expertly crafted recipes and family photographs. An exploration of passion in all its flavor and texture, Colette's memoir will live in the hearts and palates of readers for years to come.
Author: Colette Rossant
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 04/20/2004
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.55h x 5.51w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780743439688
ISBN10: 0743439686
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Cooking | Essays & Narratives
Return to Paris is an extraordinary coming-of-age story that charts the course of Colette's culinary adventures -- replete with expertly crafted recipes and family photographs. An exploration of passion in all its flavor and texture, Colette's memoir will live in the hearts and palates of readers for years to come.
Author: Colette Rossant
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 04/20/2004
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.55h x 5.51w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780743439688
ISBN10: 0743439686
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Cooking | Essays & Narratives