SAVOY, Mass., April 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nowadays, it is common that young adults leave the family home when they start lives and families of their own, often in different cities or states. That's why many grandchildren never get quite to know their grandparents. Enjoy this remarkable memoir as the author traces his family history and concocts an eclectic yarn in Grandma's Cookbook.
The setting is New England in the Sixties. Life was different then. This story revolves around one family, especially the woman everyone called Grandma. She was a wonderful and multi-talented lady who always had the right answers. This is the author's story, but it is Grandma's story too. He asked her once if a movie director career had merit. She advised him to write a unique book first and remarked, "Surely with over seventeen years of formal education, you can write an interesting story." The author responded that most of his knowledge involves guns, reloading bullets, and ballistics.
But write a book he did. Grandma's Cookbook covers the author's early life and his Grandma was a very great part of those years. She cooked many fabulous meals on her wood-burning stove. Yes, there are a few recipes, but this is not a cookbook. No one could cook like Grandma. One day, Grandpa bought her a pontooned airplane. It was a very big move -- and it changed their family's lives.
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GRANDMA'S COOKBOOK * by Pukka Carpenter
Publication Date: April 2, 2009
Picture Book; $111.99; 220 pages; 978-1-4415-1529-2
Picture Book Hardcover; $121.99; 220 pages; 978-1-4415-1530-8
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