On my shortlist of prose stylists I most admire and enjoy is the wonderful Peg Bracken. Good news for fellow fans and fans-to-be, her seminal
I Hate to Cook Book is on sale for $1.99. While I think comparisons are invidious, I’d compare her to P.G. Wodehouse. Seriously. And no, it’s not about the recipes, although it’s a fascinating view of how we ate, at least in the USA hinterlands, in 1960. Highly recommended. Obviously.
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