Week 8

Assg. 1 Read the two assigned articles.

Assg.2 Viewed the E-Learning video

Assg.3 - Genres/Dewey area

                 Science - 500's
                 Travel - 900's
                 Food - 600's
                 Disaster -900's

Biog. - Keeper - Andrea Gillies
946P - Walking Back to Happiness - Christine Palmer
641F - The Sharper your Knife, the Less You Cry: love,laughter and tears at the world's most famous cooking school - K.Finn
976.4L - Isaac's Storm: a man, a time and the deadliest hurricane in history - Erik Larson

Assg.4

Keeper by Andrea Gillies is a funny, heartbreaking story of the author's attempt to be all things to all people. Andrea Gillies seeing that her aging in-laws are struggling to cope on their own invites them to move in with her, her husband and three young children. The entire family moves to a huge Victorian house in the north of Scotland. In addition to caring for the family and trying to write fiction Andrea also opens a B&B!
As her mother-in-law's Alzheimer's progresses Andrea learns that she has undertaken a monumental challenge. Her struggles with the care system, trying to maintain a semblance of normality for her children and her own frustration are described with honesty and humor.

I would suggest this title to fiction readers who liked Turn of Mind and other titles that deal with memory impairment and women as caregivers.

The Sharper your Knife, the Less You Cry by Kathleen Finn - Finn was a 36-year old working in London. When she lost her job she took a huge risk - emptied her savings account and moved to Paris to pursue her dream of studying at LeCordun Bleu cooking school.
Much to her surprise, instead of the glamorous world of gourmet dishes she finds herself struggling with hot-tempered chefs, competitive classmates and a huge language barrier. She learns to gut fish and decapitate rabbits. Her attempts at pastry dough and sauces are gut-wrenching!

I would suggest this title to readers who enjoy other non-fiction titles such as Eat,Pray, Love or Julie and Julia. Fiction readers who enjoy books with cooking at the center of the plot - White Truffles in Winter, School of Essential Ingredients will make an easy transition to this engaging true experience.