LoveReading Says
A great thought-provoking read. New York food writer Tressa returns from her honeymoon worried she has married her handsome new husband, Dan, out of desperation (she is in her late thirties) rather than love. On her wedding day she was given her grandmother’s diaries and the two stories run in tandem covering the first year of Tressa’s marriage and the long marriage of her grandmother. Goodness me, there are some home truths here, the recipes are good too, but it’s the overall philosophy on marriage that really strikes a chord.
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Recipes for a Perfect Marriage Synopsis
'They say there is no such thing as a perfect marriage. A perfect marriage is one where two people live together for most of their lives until death separates them. What there is is no such thing as is an easy marriage.'
New York food writer Tressa returns from honeymoon worried that she has married her impossibly handsome new husband Dan out of panic rather than love.
In 1930’s Ireland, her grandmother, Bernardine, has wed James, the quiet and unexciting local schoolteacher after her family is unable to raise a dowry to allow her to marry her true love, Michael.
On her own wedding day, Tressa is offered her grandmother's diaries and hidden in the pages finds unexpected comfort, learning - amongst the timeless recipes for jam, soda bread and rhubarb tart - of an age old narrative about grandparents, her mother, and ultimately herself. And soon she realises that she has been given a true gift, for what she discovers is how to capture the perfect marriage.
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About Kate Kerrigan
London reared of Irish parents Kate Kerrigan worked as a leading magazine editor in London before moving to Dublin, Ireland in 1990. She is currently a full-time writer and lives in the historic village of Killala in County Mayo on the West coast of Ireland with her husband and two sons.
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