Keeping the Feast: One Couple's Story of Love, Food, and Healing in Italy Audiobook

" I thought this would be a really interesting book, but wasn't overly impressed. The story follows Paula and John - they meet in Italy and end up getting married there as well. They are both journalists and end up covering a lot of the Eastern European country collapses - where they are both injured within months of each other - John more seriously since he was shot. In order to deal with John's physical and psychological healing the couple decides to move back to Italy since they had so many good memories there. John took a long time to heal, but ultimately he did recover. My main issue with the book was that each chapter had both childhood/earlier memories followed by the continuation of John's recovery, but it came across kind of choppy to me. It was fun reading about Italy and all the wonderful food, but that was pretty much the only good part. It was OK, but not great by any means. "

" It wasn't what I expected the book to be but it was enjoyable. A good story about the resiliency of a marriage and the healing power of food and love of a place "

" Not everyone's memoirs are worth publishing! "

" Author couldn't decide whether she wanted to write a food memoir or a depression memoir or a marital memoir. Combining all three was not a good idea. I became really bored by the food parts. "

" Good memoir of a couple who are news reporters and their tragic events in that marked their lives forever. How healing took place thru love, supporting each other and eating wonderful Italian food that sustained them back to health. "

" Butturini quietly and effectively chronicles her life as both the daughter of a depressed mother and the wife of a depressed husband. In lush detail, she describes her relationship with and love of food both during her Italian-American childhood in Connecticut and throughout her life as an expatriate journalist in Europe. "

" I LOVED everything about this book. The love story, the writing and especially the FOOD! Do not read this book on an empty stomach! "

" I wanted to be in Italy and cook the way Paula and her family and friends do.. *sigh*. This is not the case, however, I did enjoy this warm, touching story of family, love and healing. "

" What a journey...amazing love and resilience. "

" More about dealing with depression than about their marriage like I expected it to be. Enjoyable. "

" For persons with some tread on them---a lovely, honest, colorful presentation of learning and celebrating the best things in life. A moving read of love and fidelity to which I say, Amen. "

" A beautiful book! I loved all the descriptions of food, the personal stories from Butturini's childhood, and the ties to her more recent life and turmoil amidst her husband's depression. Wonderfully written and full of vivid, rich detail. "

" Very disappointed in this memoir. "

" It was a powerful story that got better and more gripping as it went along. I found the ending incredibly hopeful as well. "

" Good book about depression and hardship and the role food can play in keeping the beasts at bay. "

" Beautifully written. Highly recommend this memoir. "

" A tribute to all those mothers whose sense of family and belonging starts with sahred meals and the power that ensues. "

" Another food/life memoir that made me want to travel and stuff my face full of food. The author and her husband are both reporters in Europe in the early 90s and suffer a series of on the job injuries, and heal through food and therapy. "

" Less about food and travel; more about depression and hardship within the author's family. "