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" I am happy to give this 3.75 stars. It was highly enjoyable and has the distinct fame of being able to be picked up mid-stream and you are right back in it. I don't know why others gave this such low marks. I was entertained throughout. "

" Hodgson has led a very interesting life, and overall I enjoyed reading about it. However, I felt the book could have had more of a narrative structure. Something was missing. "

" A little too much of "these are the famous people I hung out with and this is the fabulous food that we ate" for me. I would have appreciated some emotional growth. "

" you average true stories of food and travel - interesting but not stellar (well, who can live up to jeffrey steingarten anyway!) "

" Interesting but rather pretentious. Keep your French dictionary handy! "

" Could have had so much more. "

" This happened. And then this happened. And we ate this. And here's a recipe. Meh. "

" This started off very promisingly, but quickly became boring. It was set up to be a food memoir, but ended up being more memoir about 1/4 of the way through the book and become a bit self-indulgent at times. "

" wonderful anecdotes, delicious and creepy food--somehow it reminded me of Gerald Durrell's book, My Family and Other Animal with its wit and sensual detail. "

" Another book for foodies. Hodgson has been a journalist for years, often writing about food. A sort of less sexy and earlier version of Eat, Pray, Love. Ok if you like reading about food - which I do. Otherwise you'll probably be bored. "

" This book started out great but fizzled at the end. I enjoyed the stories but not the disjointed writing. "

" Fascinating! Her real-life experiences read like a novel. She was in some amazing places at amazing times. Just wish she hadn't rushed through at the end...I wanted to read more details! "

" The author is a food writer and restaurant critic in New York though she was born in England and lived in many parts of the world as the daughter of an English diplomat. The book starts off well, but it does tend to get bogged down in the minutiae of her life - TMI. "

" I really enjoyed this book but I'm totally mystified by the title. ???? "

" Fun stories of Hodgson's childhood growing up with her father in the British foreign service and all of her associated moves/living experiences. A very entertaining read (if you like food writing). "

" I really enjoyed this book - her life is amazing, the people and the places, and of course I really love how food and cooking and recipes are woven throughout ... a life story through food "

" Moira is a restaurant critic for New York Observer. She traveled around the world as a child because her dad was a British foreign service officer. Her life is so different from mine. I found the book interesting but it did not touch me. "

" Interesting stories of the daughter of a British diplomat in the 1950s and 1960s. It's a foodie/travel book. "