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Hungry: The Highly Anticipated Memoir from One of the Greatest Food Writers of All Time Kindle Edition

by Grace Dent (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,266 ratings
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WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD 2021
WINNER OF 2021 LAKELAND BOOK OF THE YEAR

‘Extraordinary. Vivid, irreverent, heartbreaking.’ NIGEL SLATER

‘So funny and so delicious. I could eat it.’ DAWN O’PORTER

‘Delicious.’ THE OBSERVER

From Frazzles to Foie Gras: a memoir of wanting more.

From an early age, Grace Dent was hungry. As a little girl growing up in Currock, Carlisle, she yearned to be something bigger, to go somewhere better.

Hungry traces Grace’s story from growing up eating beige food to becoming one of the much-loved voices on the British food scene. It’s also everyone’s story – from treats with your nan, to cheese and pineapple hedgehogs, to the exquisite joy of cheaply-made apple crumble with custard. It’s the high-point of a chip butty covered in vinegar and too much salt in the school canteen, on an otherwise grey day of double-Maths and cross country running. It’s the real story of how we have all lived, laughed, and eaten over the past 40 years.

Warm, funny and joyous, Hungry is also about love and loss, the central role that food plays in all our lives, and how a Cadbury’s Fruit ‘n’ Nut in a hospital vending machine can brighten the toughest situation.

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    October 29, 2020
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08BHRB9T8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mudlark; 1st edition (October 29, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 29, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1371 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 291 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,266 ratings

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Grace Dent

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Grace Dent is undeniably one of the hottest names in teen fiction right now. Put simply: no other author nails how young people REALLY speak and behave like Grace Dent. Grace is a comedy writer and broadcaster specialising in all aspects of 'Pop Culture'. She is a presenter on The Culture Show on BBC2 and has recently interviewed Mitchell and Webb and the cast of Gavin and Stacey. She lives in East London with her husband, who works in the music industry. When she's not writing comedy Grace is to be found 'faffing about on the internet' or 'faffing about in the garden or kitchen' or 'just 'faffing about generally. I'm an excellent faffer.'

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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4,266 global ratings

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J. Thilmany
5.0 out of 5 stars There is nothing not great about this
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2023
Poignant yet hilarious and h*ll. Well written and at the same time is a memoir of growing up working class and in the 70s 80s and 90s. This woman is a national treasure. She makes it look effortless, which I’m sure couldn’t have been the case.
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Carl
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written
Reviewed in Spain on August 31, 2022
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Well written, amusing and entertaining as well as informative.
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5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent memoir
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2024
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Funny and irreverent with memories of childhood and the path to success but also incredibly moving as she describes coping with her dad's diagnosis of vascular dementia and her mum living with cancer. Eloquently written and a powerful tribute to the love of her parents,so much more than just food!
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JaquiP
4.0 out of 5 stars "Food is how you show people you love them."
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2021
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I found this memoir pithy, interesting and easy to read. Moving too when Grace talks about her parents with such warmth love and understanding. Our lives and our relationship to food are explored in a way that speaks of many truths about class, about childhood and about the underlying reasons for why we eat what we eat and the hidden meanings of what food represents apart from mere sustenance. "For 60 pence a day, you can eat like a king. Albeit a king who may have died quite young from scurvy." There's humour, wit and entertainment in reading as well as a fascinating journey of grit and determination that enables Grace to travel from her working class roots to fame as a restaurant critic, writer and person of influence on the TV show Master Chef. I found it interesting entertaining and enjoyable as well as honest . It has echoes of Nigel Sister's phenomenal book Toast and ties in nicely with Tom Watson's book Downsizing about his battle against weight and junk food. There's pain and pathos, too. A fascinating memoir on many levels.
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Rebecca H
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun and interesting read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2023
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I had only ever seen Grace Dent on Masterchef or Great British Menu as a Judge and always enjoyed her comments and sense of humour. I had no idea at all about her background. Her memoir is absolutely fascinating. She writes with such warmth, honesty and humour about her family life growing up in a northern, working class town. Her descriptions of the food they ate and loved had me almost crying with laughter. Making 'Sketty' with mince and a tin of condensed tomato soup, marvellous! I can remember similar recipes based on condensed chicken & mushroom soup.!
Gradually as she grew up she became aware of class differences and attitudes towards working class children at school. However she was determined to succeed and managed, through clearing to get into Stirling University ( I have fond memories of Stirling too) She describes her attempts to become a writer which showed her drive and hunger to do well. She has worked hard to get where she is but life Hasn't always been easy for her. I found it quite heartbreaking as she told of her father's descent into Dementia and her and her brother's attempts to keep the family together. I admire her even more now. I'd happily recommend this book.
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Davey
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2024
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I read this book in one sitting. Amazing, beautiful and moving, made me smile, laugh and cry. A must read.
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