CAROLE BUMPUS at Books Inc. Burlingame

Retired family therapist and author Carole Bumpus shares the promised French recipes culled from the pages, the times, and the regional influences found in her touching historical novel A Cup of Redemption, with Recipes for Redemption: A Companion Cookbook to a Cup of Redemption. Told through the voices of the three main characters Marcelle, Sophie and Kate the recipes are carefully taught in the way these women learned them: at the knees of their mothers or grandmothers. Whether cuisine pauvre (peasant cooking), war food from WWII, American fare, or simply a family favorite, each recipe is carefully described and footnoted with interesting, often amusing culinary notes. Flavored with witty repartee and slathered with common sense, this cookbook is filled with heart, soul, humor, and delectable delight.