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'Our Lady Of Perpetual Hunger' Is A Savory Memoir Of Food, Work And Love

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews the new memoir by celebrated southern pastry chef and writer Lisa Donovan whose essays in the magazine Food & Wine have won the James Beard award for food writing.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 9, 2020: Interview with Yaa Gyasi; Review of memoir 'Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger.'
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Author Yaa Gyasi Says Writing Can Be 'An Act Of Love And Justice'

Race and belonging are the central themes of Yaa Gyasi's work. Her 2016 debut novel, Homegoing, about slavery, won a National Book critic's circle award, and the National Book Foundation's 5 under 35 honor.
Gyasi's new novel, Transcendent Kingdom, draws on Gyasi's life as the daughter of immigrants from Ghana.

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