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Enjoyable memoir of a girl growing up in India in a large family that was very much into English ways also. Includes recipes too!

Started an autobiography of a woman from India known for cookbooks and acting.

I‘m about a third of the way through this memoir and I am really enjoying the story‘s rhythm. It‘s a well written account that draws upon the power of food to recall and revisit some really unique childhood memories.

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I am fan of Mahdur Jaffrey as an actress, and an even bigger fan of her as a food writer; I have all her cookbooks, and have watched her cooking on TV; so I was delighted to read this memoir of her childhood，growing up in a large upper class Indian family in Delhi before WW2. You can really get a feeling for the place, the time and the atmosphere as she describes her growing love for food and cooking. Bonus is lots of excellent recipes.