Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home
by Kim Sunee
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Author: Kim SuneeEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-08
ISBN: 0446579769
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Book Review: Couldn't put it down
Summary: 5 Stars
From the first few pages, Trail of Crumbs completely enraptured me, and I couldn't put it down. On the face of it, Kim looked like she had it all. A magical lifestyle which gave her all the time in the world to cook, write, shop, spend time with friends. The love of a rich, smart, handsome, French businessman. But she still felt unfulfilled; worried that she was living someone else's life instead of her own. Abandoned as a small child in Korea, and never quite fitting in anywhere she went, it was the food and meals she experienced along the way that were able to give her comfort and made her feel grounded.
Kim's writing is beautiful and elegant, yet still easy to read - her story is a mix of poetic observations, sumptuously described food adventures and intimate reflections. As she took me along her journey, her creative and vivid descriptions brought me right into the moment, and throughout the book I experienced her thoughts, feelings, sights, smells, and tastes - whether savoring fresh-picked, sweet figs dripping with their own milk, or recovering from an abrupt and torturous run-in with her boyfriend's not-yet-ex-wife, I felt I was right there with her. Her perspective includes a large dose of reality as she weaves her way through both adverse and enchanting moments. It could be a Cinderella story - but despite the fairytale elements, her story reminds me that picture perfect situations aren't always as they seem.
Needless to say, I absolutely devoured Kim Sunee's memoir, and have been telling everyone I know about it. I don't usually write reviews, but was so moved by this book I felt compelled to post! If you have an adventurous heart and love food as much as I do, you should definitely pick up this book.
Summary of Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home
Already hailed as "brave, emotional, and gorgeously written" by Frances Mayes and "like a piece of dark chocolate--bittersweet, satisfying, and finished all too soon" by Laura Fraser, author of An Italian Affair, this is a unique memoir about the search for identity through love, hunger, and food.Jim Harrison says, "TRAIL OF CRUMBS reminds me of what heavily costumed and concealed waifs we all are. Kim Sunée tells us so much about the French that I never learned in 25 trips to
When Kim Sunée was three years old, her mother took her to a marketplace, deposited her on a bench with a fistful of food, and promised she'd be right back. Three days later a policeman took the little girl, clutching what was now only a fistful of crumbs, to a police station and told her that she'd been abandoned by her mother.
Fast-forward almost 20 years and Kim's life is unrecognizable. Adopted by a young
Kim takes readers on a lyrical journey from
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