"Eating is the great preoccupation of both primitive and civilized man. But the savage eats from need, the civilized man from desire." - Alexander Dumas, Le Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine
Paperback blurb: On the morning Devi decides to take her life, fate conspires against her.
Fate in the form of her mother Saroj, who uses her spare key to let herself into her younger daughter's apartment when she thinks she's at work.
But, having lost yet another job, and knowing she will never live up to the example her elder sister has set her as a traditional Indian wife, Devi had decided to take the easy way out.
But now it seems she can add suicide to her list of failings.
But whilst Saroj insists on telling the world that it was she who saved her daughter's life, Devi isn't sure what she's been saved for.
Forced to move back in with her parents until she is strong enough to resume her life, she adopts a vow of silence.
Instead, she begins to cook.
Wild, crazy concoctions that are so delicious the family is drawn again and again to the table.
As Devi's silence grows, so does her family's bewilderment at her behaviour.
Tension builds and others begin to talk.
And secrets are revealed that rock the family to its core . . .
Serving Crazy with Curry was first published in 2004.
My brief take: This is my last reading book of the month! Serving Crazy with Curry is a book about family relationships, growing up, cooking and food. When the ultimate betrayal occurs, the kind that ends relationships and ruin families, it is not anger and hate that rule but love and forgiveness. It is a funny and bittersweet story. It is a feel-good book. Recipes included. Take time out to read.
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Rating: 3/5
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