THE RECIPE CLUB: A TALE OF FOOD AND FRIENDSHIP

Book ID/图书代码： 02740009B32099

English Summary/英文概要： Lilly and Val are lifelong friends, united as much by their differences as by their similarities. Lilly, dramatic and confident, lives in the shadow of her beautiful, wayward mother and craves the attention of her distant, disapproving father. Val, shy and idealistic—and surprisingly ambitious—struggles with her desire to break free from her demanding housebound mother and a father whose dreams never seem to come true.
In childhood, “LillyPad” and “Valpal” vow to form an exclusive two-person club. Throughout the decades they write intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly’s “Lovelorn Lasagna” to Valerie’s “Forgiveness Tapenade.” Readers can cook along as the girls travel through time, facing the challenges of independence; the joys and heartbreaks of first love; and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred.
But no matter what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart, Lilly and Val always find their way back together through their Recipe Club . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.
Now, decades later, while trying to recapture the trust they’ve lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 這兩個小女生用美食幫助彼此面對生命中的挫折，一個關於美食與友情的感人故事
《食譜俱樂部》一段關於美食與友誼的故事

這本設計編排特別的書籍將讓你哭、讓你笑、讓你肚子餓~
此書透過莉莉與薇兒這兩位好友從孩童時期到成人的信件，呈現這兩位女生截然不同的人生與彼此感人的情誼~這兩個小女生是食譜俱樂部為二的成員，用美食面對生命的挫折~本書食譜是作者跟美國知名美食料理家Melissa Clark討論出來的，簡單又美味。
莉莉的父親是懼曠症( agrophobia)權威精神醫生，薇兒的母親是他的病人，莉莉與薇兒因而認識。莉莉感性、有創造力、希望能體驗世界上所有事物，擁有美麗卻怪異母親與冷漠疏離的父親；薇兒冷靜、理智、對知識有興趣，有個控制狂母親與夢想不曾實現的父親。個性南轅北轍的她們在薇兒母親去世後開始通信~
從孩童時期到成人，她們在信中討論一切，包括男生、教育、愛、如何與難搞的父母相處、如何與朋友相處、以及如何面對愛情……她們還分享食譜，她們決定成立只有兩位會員的食譜俱樂部，莉莉的「失戀千層麵(Lovelorn Lasagna)」、薇兒「寬恕普羅旺斯橄欖醬(Forgiveness Tapenade)」……什麼心情吃什麼食物，美食幫助她們度過第一次獨立的挑戰、初戀的心碎、跟家人吵架，料理的過程讓她們平靜，食物給予她們勇氣。
不論他們選擇的道路如何不同或是因為誤解吵架，她們總能繼續通信，但因為一次好意的動作竟成為不可原諒的背叛，她倆停止聯繫。幾年之後她倆因為一個生命中的驚人秘密而再度聚首，是否她們會恢復情誼~(VC)

Awards/获奖情况：「失戀千層麵(Lovelorn Lasagna)」
「寬恕普羅旺斯橄欖醬(Forgiveness Tapenade)」……
這兩個小女生用美食幫助彼此面對生命的挫折~
10/28「早安美國」剛剛介紹此書
Here is the video segment of The Recipe Club on GMA this morning if this is at all helpful to you. The segment is now on the main page of GMA!
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ 10/28 A Tale of Food and Friendship
此書網頁
http://www.therecipeclubbook.com/
Andrea Israel--知名新聞節目「Focus Earth」、「今日熱線」（Dateline）、「早安美國」(Good Morning America)製作人與作者
知名美食作家Melissa Clark提供食譜
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS
“Andrea Israel and Nancy Garfinkel have written an absorbing novel that reflects the wisdom of MFK Fisher, namely, that there is no separating food and dining from family and friends. No wonder, then, that THE RECIPE CLUB struck me as a satisfying meal for both body and soul.”--- 莎拉‧默頓（Sara Moulton）《美食家雜誌》（Gourmet）行政主廚，以及《莎拉的秘密晚餐》（Sara’s Secrets for Weeknight Meals）一書作者

“Food and love without the schmaltz and warm fuzzies is what kept me turning the pages of this book. Yes, there are recipes, nostalgic and good ones, but the fascination is in how they mark the years of a childhood friendship struggling to become a life long one. If you’re lucky enough to have that one true best friend, you’ll find all the love, prickliness, laughter, blood curdling honesty, and joy here.”---料理專家與節目主持人Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table®, public radio’s food show from American Public Media

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/
Link to today’s mention in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/dining/23recipes.html?emc=eta1
Link to Publishers Weekly interview with Nancy and Andrea: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6671694.html

About the Author/作者介绍： Andrea Israel美國ABC新聞台「Focus Earth」製作人與作者。曾擔任作者與製作過許多知名新聞節目如「Anderson Cooper 360」、「今日熱線」（Dateline）、「早安美國」(Good Morning America)，其中「早安美國」讓他贏得艾美獎。她的故事《In Donald’s Eyes》電影版權已被買下。
Nancy Garfinkel合著過《The Wine Lover’s Guide to the Wine Country: The Best of Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino》(Chronicle Books, 2005)。多才多藝，是具有創意的策略分析師、設計顧問、作者、雜誌編輯，曾獲得圖像設計與編輯獎項。曾寫過許多關於美食與圖像設計的作品。
Andrea Israel is a producer/writer for ABC’s Focus Earth. She was a producer/writer on Anderson Cooper 360, Dateline, and Good Morning America (which garnered her an Emmy Award). Her story In Donald’s Eyes was recently optioned for a film. Ms. Israel is the author of Taking Tea. Her writing has appeared in many publications.
Nancy Garfinkel is co-author of The Wine Lover’s Guide to the Wine Country: The Best of Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino (Chronicle Books, 2005). A creative strategist, design consultant, writer, and editor for magazine, corporate, and non-profit clients, she has won a host of graphic arts and editorial merit awards. She has written extensively about food and graphic arts.

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