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Eating Heaven [Paperback]

Jennie Shortridge (Author)
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  • Paperback: 269 pages
  • Publisher: New American Library (6 Sep 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0451216431
  • ISBN-13: 978-0451216434
  • Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.7 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,519,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Eleanor Samuels spends her working days writing recipes for low-fat versions of her favourite foods, sucking the buttery, creamy soul out of chocolate cheesecake and fondant gateau and replacing it with vegetable oil and low-fat spread. It seems as if the joy has disappeared from her life along with the heart of the dishes, and she seeks comfort in a large bowl of mocha fudge chunk ice cream. Then her beloved Uncle Benny falls ill, and Eleanor's whole life is torn apart. Unlike her sisters, she has neither a husband nor a full-time job, so it's up to her to care for her ailing uncle. The strain of becoming a full-time carer hits hard at first, but as Eleanor cooks her Uncle all his favourite things, nurturing him with the food he loves, she rediscovers her love of cooking, helped by the chef of a new restaurant in town...Long-buried family secrets come to the surface, fractured hearts get the opportunity to mend, and Eleanor finally allows herself the chance to become the person she has always wanted to be. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars a bit depressing 10 Nov 2011
By Sue
Format:Paperback
Contrary to the cover, this book is more about caring for someone who is dying than about food, (in my opinion). It is well written but I wasn't sorry to finish it as it was rather depressing. However, I would recommend that you don't buy it due to the appalling typo errors littered throughout. How it ever got past the editing and proof-reading stages, I don't know. The letter 'J' and number '1' are used instead of 'I', 'car' for 'cat', 'tuld' for 'told', paragraph in wrong place, etc, etc. I would have demanded my money back if I hadn't borrowed it from a library!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! 24 Feb 2006
By Jennifer E. Abrams - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Jennie Shortridge's Eating Heaven is one of the best books I have read. I connected with Eleanor and her interesting family in ways I didn't know I could. Uncle Benny and his struggle with pancreatic cancer was not only close to home for me personally, but it taught me a lot about the way we love and who we love and what constitutes family. This is a wonderful book about family, life, food, and finding what you need, even if it's not what you think you want. I highly recommend this novel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Touching 15 Feb 2006
By Read24/7 - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I loved this book. It's the story of Eleanor and her relationship with food, her mother, her 2 sisters and an uncle who is about to die. The characters all had such depth that I felt as if I truly knew them. The writing had wonderful flow and I could not put it down.....I did not want this book to end.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars For women of all shapes and sizes! 30 Nov 2005
By Allie Fairaway - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
A beautiful story about a beautiful-on-the-inside larger woman and how she cares for her dying uncle and is brought back to life herself. There's lots of food, humor, tears, reality, family, and of course, love. This book is written so much better than most of the ones we see in this kind of women's lit (NOT chick). The author is poetic in places, then stark raving real in others, and it works. If you love Jennifer Weiner's books, Good Grief, and that kind of thing, don't miss it!
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