Unlocks the secret of the French paradox - how to enjoy food and stay slim and healthy

For the woman in search of a better, sexier, happier lifestyle

The recipes that are the mainstay of the book sound absolutely delicious... Her charming anecdotes fill the pages between recipes evoking an idyllic childhood in France and a pretty agreeable adulthood to boot

[An] exquisitely written memoir

Destined to become a classic of Scots childhood... A beautiful read, but also a brutal one

Superbly written; poetic in the best sense, summoning up a world of terror and beauty

This account of a failed father-son relationship is written with extraordinary beauty and insight... His is a profound meditation on the life of the spirit, and the shadows we all carry in our hearts

Marvellously written scenes...few people write more hauntingly... His prose has a poet's delicacy and fine-honed precision

Anyone who has read Gosse, Ackerley or Tobias Wolff will know that big books can be made about small-time fathers. It's a tribute to Burnside that he maps this same territory and prompts these comparisons while creating a story that is uniquely his

This is a haunting read that will linger long after you close the pages of this book

Powerful

sounds like a spoof of French Women Don't Get Fatbut it's serious one-upmanship...the diet book fad sweeping Australia

Moriyama's book is a compelling wake-up call

Brimming with easy recipes and lifestyle tips