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Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger

by Nigel Slater
$8.90
Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger
Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger

Childhood nostalgia and hunger powerfully intertwined.

"Toast" by Nigel Slater is for anyone who understands that food is not just sustenance, but a vessel for memories and emotion. Slater's writing style brings warmth and vulnerability to the story of his upbringing, enveloping the reader in the vivid tableau of 1960s England through his culinary lens. Your senses will sharpen as Slater's personal journey through food evokes your own reflections of family, love, and growth.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger

by Nigel Slater
$8.90
ISBN: 9780007393619
Authors: Nigel Slater
Publisher: UK General Books
Date of Publication: 2010-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Food & Drink, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography Memoir, Autobiography, Biography, Cooking, Food, Food and Drink, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.78
(rated by 7585 readers)

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This is Nigel Slater's truly extraordinary story of his childhood remembered through food. Nigel's likes and dislikes, aversions and sweet-toothed weaknesses form a fascinating and often amusing backdrop to this incredibly moving and evocative memoir of childhood, adolescence and sexual awakening.
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Childhood nostalgia and hunger powerfully intertwined.

"Toast" by Nigel Slater is for anyone who understands that food is not just sustenance, but a vessel for memories and emotion. Slater's writing style brings warmth and vulnerability to the story of his upbringing, enveloping the reader in the vivid tableau of 1960s England through his culinary lens. Your senses will sharpen as Slater's personal journey through food evokes your own reflections of family, love, and growth.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.