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Finding Freedom: A Cook’s Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch

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I Index Overall Rating

Readers

79/100

Critics

61/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Erin French

Publisher:

Celadon Books

Date:

April 6, 2021

The memoir of Erin French: a young woman finding her calling as a professional chef at her tiny restaurant tucked into a 19th century mill.

What The Reviewers Say

Allen Adams,
The Maine Edge
Finding Freedom is a marvelous read, an emotionally charged story that is equal parts heartbreaking and uplifting.
Moira Hodgson,
Wall Street Journal
Food is at the front and center of Ms. French’s memoir and she writes lyrically about it. On their first visit to the diner, her grandfather handed her and her sister each a fried doughnut.
Beth Harpaz,
ABC News
French chronicles her struggles, failures and triumphs in a lyrically written new memoir.

Kirkus
An acclaimed chef and restaurateur offers engaging stories from the kitchen and beyond.