An Extravagant Hunger: The Passionate Years of M.F.K. Fisher

by Anne Zimmerman

Book Overview

A "focused, smart, and engaging" look at the turbulent private life of the pioneering food writer who taught America the art of eating well (Publishers Weekly).

In An Extravagant Hunger, the turning points and casual strolls of M.F.K. Fisher's life are unwrapped and savored. From the RMS Berengaria that ferried her across the sea to France in 1929, to Le Paquis, the Swiss estate that later provided a backdrop for some...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582435464
• ISBN13: 9781582435466
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"