Not nearly as good as Memories of a Lost Egypt
In Return to Paris, which covers her teen and early adult years (after she left Cairo permanently), Collette Rossant constantly showed an air of superiority toward others. When she married an American, this trait became even more evident. She was rude to the American Army wives and spent her time alone rather than mingle with them. When she and her husband moved to New York, she acted the same way toward her mother-in-law. While living with her mother-in-law, she wasn't gracious enough to hide her dislike of the food she was served, sometimes refusing to eat it. Yes, a lot of American food was convenience oriented in the 1950s, but there were plenty of good home cooks. CR was from a family who had full-time cooks, and she was a food snob.
Her attitude made me not like her and not feel sympathy for the poor little rich girl. I will not buy or read any more of her books.
A wonderful conclusion to a gastronomic adventure
I read this book trying to forget about the stiffling heat we're experiencing in Europe in one day. As wonderful as the first book is (Apricots on the Nile) this book is even better. Collette takes us on her journey back to Paris after being wrenched away from her loving coccoon of close family in Egypt to the great unknown. Soon however she finds solace in the kitchen & rediscovers her passion for food. Faced with many life changing decision, she recounts the events that took her all over Europe & (later to the US) on different adventures & always with food as her loyal companion.
A wonderful read that ended too soon, & although I rated this book with 5 stars, I felt it ended a bit too abruptly ... but then again you alawys want more of a great book don't you?!
Dinner with Colette
I loved this little book and read it in one sitting on a rainy Sunday afternoon. It made me wish that Colette would invite me to dinner! The writing swept me along throughout the journeys in her life. The recipes were a surprise bonus for me as I had never read her other books and had no idea she was known for cuisine. It was the beautiful cover that sold me! Highly recommend this book. I can barely cook, but am going to try the Agvolemono soup, a favorite from my 20's when I worked upstairs from a Greek Deli in downtown Boston.
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