Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship

ISBN-13: 9781911590187 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 240 str.

Isabel Vincent

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A charming, tender and life-affirming memoir of a woman's unlikely bond with a 93-year-old widower

With its delicious food, warm jazz, and stunning views of Manhattan, Edward's home was a much-needed refuge for reporter Isabel Vincent. Her recently widowed ninety-something neighbour would prepare weekly meals for her, dinners Isabel would never cook for herself - fresh oysters, juicy steak, sugar-dusted apple galette. But over long, dark evenings where they both grieved for their very different lost marriages, Isabel realised she was being offered a gift greater than crisp martinis and perfect lamb chops.As they progressed from meals à deux to full dinner parties with an eclectic New York crowd, she saw that Edward was showing her how to rediscover the joy of life. For even a shared bowl of chowder could transform loneliness and anxiety into friendship, freedom, and a pure, simple pleasure Isabel had not known she could find again.

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Glorious... the most life-enhancing book I have read in years ... tender and highly original... Edward has given me a perfect role model for enjoying old age' - Daily Express'There is much to find endearing in Vincent's memoir: Edward delivers life lessons with the same apparent ease as he cooks delicious French recipes' Observer