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This book takes you through her short life from soup to nuts. Or from dahl to sushi. I listened to this on audio because I knew I wouldn't get through it as a physical book. As it is I spent months listening to the audio. It contains both her perspectives and her mother's on key events from her life.

She would have done such great things, taken way too soon.

Two things to know about this story: you will be in awe and inspired by the life Fatima Ali led, short though it was, and you will ugly cry yourself through the sadness as you read about the heroic battle that Fatima Ali fought as cancer consumed her 29 year old body before she died in 2019. The impression I got was that Fatima Ali lived her life with such tenacity and vigor. She lived like us all, not expecting her end to be so near.

I‘m a day late for my #WinterReadathon update, but here is my first week. I liked Savor, but thought it could have gone deeper. This was my #Doublespin book as well. I enjoyed The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey. A bit of a mystery and just a nice story unfolding in the early 1900‘s and 2006/7. The other two I‘ve previously posted about.

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This literally took my breath away - probably because I was snot crying like Viola Davis. To know that this brave, industrious young woman never got to set the world on fire in the way that she had hoped to brings me immense sadness. Chapters written by Fati‘s mother are interspersed throughout. This is a very tough read but it was written so beautifully. I absolutely adored it. RIP, Chef. 5🌟

Well this book gutted me. Fatima Ali, a fan favorite contestant on Top Chef was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a fatal cancer at the height of her career. While her dream was to spend her final year traveling the world, dining in the finest eateries & experiencing culinary delights, she spent months suffering at Sloan Kettering battling her illness. In her final days she met with Tarania Morrell, a journalist to share her story. #NetGalley

Im totally behind on several reviews for #NetGalley but this is one I‘m excited to pick up!!! I‘ve already shed some tears at only 6% in!!!

Fatima was one of my all time favorite Top Chef contestants. Her death still saddens me but I am hoping for big smiles with this new release. #bookmail