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A shy librarian's passion for cooking leads to an unexpected love affair.
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La Cucina combines the sensuous pleasures of love and food, simmering in the heat of a Sicilian kitchen. Rose Fiore is a solitary middle-aged librarian who has resigned herself to a loveless life, and expresses her passionate nature through her delicious cooking. Then, one day, she meets an enigmatic chef, known only as l’Inglese, whose research on the heritage of Sicilian cuisine leads him into Rosa’s library and into her heart. They share one sublime summer of discovery, during which l’Inglese awakens the power of Rosa’s sexuality, and together they reach new heights of culinary passion. When he vanishes unexpectedly, Rosa returns to her family’s estate to grieve for her lost love only to find a new fulfilment as well as many surprises in the magic of her beloved Cucina. A love song to Italy, La Cucina is a celebration of all things sensual. It spills over with intense images, colours, fragrances, and exuberant characters, all reflecting the splendour of the Silician countryside in which it is set.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a warm romance that I would probably have really enjoyed...if it wasn't for the fact that I'd already read 'Like Water for Chocolate'. I was very taken aback at how much Lily Prior had 'borrowed' from this book - the opening recipe instruction starts, almost word for word, in the way 'Water for Chocolate' does. Then, a few chapters later we are told that Rosa is born on a kitchen table, which is why she loves cooking - again, another paragraph taken straight out of 'Like water..' & the following descriptions of her sumputous cooking have a very familiar ring to them. I felt that although this story was sweet, the author should have worked harder to write an original book with her own slant. This book is OK but in terms of imagination, vivid description and depth of character, it is a pale, watery imitation compared to the brilliance of Joanne Harris's 'Chocolat' or Laura Esquivel's 'Like Water for CHocolate.'
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I love Sicily and I love this book. This story is so real and so fictional at the same time. The funny things happening in a village, the naivity of a woman growing in that village. And then the sensual pleasures she gets from food... The discovery of other sensual pleasures with this wonderful man... I could not put this book down, I had to know the end! It's beautiful and fun. I loved it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Sensual, sensuous and raunchy, La Cucina explores the connections between food and sex in a way that I'd only come across - in a `softer' version - in Isabel Allende's Aphrodite.
The story is warm, touching, and unusual and Prior's writing shows a genuine affection for both her characters and food. I'll agree that she does get quite graphic, but never crude. Can't wait to read her other books.
The story is warm, touching, and unusual and Prior's writing shows a genuine affection for both her characters and food. I'll agree that she does get quite graphic, but never crude. Can't wait to read her other books.
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A beautiful read
This is one of my favourite books ever. I have read it about 3 times. It's a light, fun, easy read that's a little 'off the wall'. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mellie Jellie
don't mention the war
I agree with so many of the other poor reviews, so I won't go on but one striking absence, a book set in Italy from the 1920s through too the 1950s and no mention about the rise... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. P. A. Martin
Disappointing
I was expecting a nice tale of romance and food. Didn't expect the two to be so closely inter-twined! The plot was a bit random and not very convincing. Shame.
Published on 14 Feb 2010 by Delighted of Tunbridge Wells
mechanical and without feeling
This is a very poor book, mainly due to the quality of the writing. The story itself has so much potential but it is spoilt by the mechanical style of prose. Read more
Published on 27 May 2008 by bubble
Do not waste your time!
I stumbled across this book by pure chance and I thought I'd give it a go hoping to get a taste of Sicily. What a huge disappointment it was! Read more
Published on 30 May 2007 by Anna Bindi
COMMENTO: FA SCHIFO!!!!
I am an Italian and I felt offended by this book. Beside the fact that is badly written, it is irritating and the story is awful. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2006 by Italianissima
festival of life, love and food
Ohhh. According to Joanne Harris (on of my fave authors): "Wondeful. A festival of life and all it's pleasures. " I.e. a festival of life, love and food. Love song to Italy... Read more
Published on 13 July 2006 by Faith
lovely cover, disappointing writing
I love Italy, I love food and cooking, and i love sex and sensuality, so on these grounds this should have been the perfect book. I was, however, sadly disappointed. Read more
Published on 4 May 2004 by "miss-tc"
"La Cucina" an original or borrowed material?
I picked this book up in a charity shop and didnt know a thing about the author or the work. I thoroughly enjoyed it, it seemed an original story and something entirely different. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2004 by gillianc
Beautiful, sumptious sensual,
One of the most beautiful books I have ever read. The vivid depictions make the story come to life. I've never been to Italy but the book makes me want to and the Pasta dishes... Read more
Published on 2 May 2003
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