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Comfort Food

By Kate Jacobs

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| Others | 9780425226209

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Book Description

Shortly before her big 5-0, boisterous party planner and Cooking with Gusto; TV
personality "Gus" Simpson once again finds herself planning her own birthday ...

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Comfort Food By Kate Jacobs

For readers who savor the culinary charms of the Food Network's Giada De Laurentiis, Paula Deen and the irrepressible Emeril, meeting the heroine of Kate Jacobs' new novel Comfort Food is not unlike breaking bread—or perhaps organic blackberry scones ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

Bookreporter.com - COMFORT FOOD by Kate Jacobs

Kate Jacobs's debut novel, THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, was a word-of-mouth bestseller, catching on not only among avid knitters but also among fans of women's literature in general. It's now even set to become a feature film starring Julia Robert ... (read full critics)

bookreporter published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

2 Reviews

This book was a light read, which didn't require muchy thought which was exactly what I wanted. I have read most of Jacob's other books, and this was not the best. The characters all seemed to be the polar oppisates of each other, to the extent that they were not believeable - the TV chef, with 2 da ... (continue)

This book was a light read, which didn't require muchy thought which was exactly what I wanted. I have read most of Jacob's other books, and this was not the best. The characters all seemed to be the polar oppisates of each other, to the extent that they were not believeable - the TV chef, with 2 daughters (one quiet and loud), the TV starlet, bitchy and unpleasant, the Wall St financial whizz, turned chef, and the discraced sports recluse. entertaining but not a great work of literature.

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Nefercharlie said on Dec 11, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

I had read the two previous books about this author and I quite liked them. But this one, there's something I don't like.
She has done a well research, that's for sure because of all the different kinds of food introduced in the book but the stories between the characters are quite confusing and the ... (continue)

I had read the two previous books about this author and I quite liked them. But this one, there's something I don't like.
She has done a well research, that's for sure because of all the different kinds of food introduced in the book but the stories between the characters are quite confusing and they go too fast. It took me a while to get into the story.
I'll wait for her next book before deciding if she's worth reading or not.

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Aussiejuny said on May 25, 2010 | Add your feedback