How to Cook a Tart

by Nina Killham

Book Overview

Handle: A dark, delicious, and wildly funny first novel about the pleasures of food and the perils of marriage. Description: Cookbook author Jasmine March's domestic bliss is threatened by an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582343047
• ISBN13: 9781582343044
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Delivers on its promise!

This is a book meant to be savored. Hold the rich raspberry, satin paper covered book in your hand and study the title. "How to Cook a Tart." ::What kind of a tart?:: Well, in the first sentence, we have a dead floozy on Jasmine's kitchen floor. ::Oh, THAT kind of tart.:: If you pay attention, every page has wonderful culinary wit and sly references to both the title and ending. Poor Jasmine is caught in a comedic web that doesn't have her so much cooking the tart, as, well--gee, it just isn't her fault! This is not a Chianti moment. I definitely recommend a robust Pinot Noir with this book!

Twisted Ending.

As a major foodie, food, food tv, kitchen stores, cookbooks I ate this book right up. And it all concludes with a twisted deliciously evil ending.

EXCELLENT book ...very witty!

This is one of the best books I have read in a long time, a perfectly great book to pick up after reading something intense. I could not put this book down, and found it suprisingly easy to get into. I thought the author was right on target with her witty analysis of certain people. Highly recommend this! AAAAAA++++++++++ Read!

Something to shock the senses - in more ways than one ;)

Tired of the same old canned book plots? Tired of "low fat", watered down characters who are as interesting as day old bread and tepid water? Well here's your cure - Nina Killham's hilarious new novel! This book was great - it was exactly what I was looking for - it continually kept me guessing as to what in God's name Jasmine March was thinking up in that culinary genius mind of hers! The character dynamics were insane! Daughter versus father, mother versus daughter, mother versus father, husband and mistress, etc... The food itself is a character that is wonderful to actually watch as it pushes and pulls the characters in a multitude of directions!One must read this book to experience the true decadent feeling that comes from "consuming" such a wonderful first novel!

Not your mother's cup of tea

Numerous exciting and unusual suggestions for relationship enriching activities with food, batterie de cuisine, and leftovers. Don't let your mother read it or share it with her book club. It won't make Oprah's list but it tops mine for escape reading. Readers who enjoy Janet Evanovich will find "To cook a tart" appealing.