THE COOKBOOK COLLECTOR by Allegra Goodman
The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman Publisher: The Dial Press Pages: 416 Source: Purchased Buy on Amazon THE COOKBOOK COLLECTOR by Allegra Goodman Review (2.5 out of 5 Stars) Looking at the pretty still life on the cover of Allegra Goodman’s The Cookbook Collector, you’d never guess that the story focuses on Silicon Valley dotcom companies in a pre-9/11 era when overnight fortunes were still being made. Against this backdrop, we meet two sisters: Emily, the responsible eldest sister who is about to launch tech company Veritech, and Jess, the free spirited philosophy student who works part time at a bookstore (when not out trying to save the trees). Their mother died when they were young, and Emily has always assumed the role of caretaker to Jess, giving unwanted opinions on everything from clothes to boyfriends. While Emily is a driven businesswoman dating an equally driven CEO of tech company [...]
