pstrongOne of Booklist's Must Read Nonfiction picks of 2019strongppThe acclaimed author of emA Replacement Lifeem shifts between heartbreak and humor in this gorgeously told, recipe-filled memoir. A family story, an immigrant story, a love story, and an epic meal, emSavage Feastem explores the challenges of navigating two cultures from an unusual angle. brbrA revealing personal story and family memoir told through meals and recipes, emSavage Feast embegins with Boris's childhood in Soviet Belarus, where good food was often worth more than money. He describes the unlikely dish that brought his parents together and how years of Holocaust hunger left his grandmother so obsessed with bread that she always kept five loaves on hand. She was the stove magician and Boris' grandfather the master black marketer who supplied her, evading at least one firing squad on the way. These spoils kept Boris' family--Jews who lived under threat of discrimination and violence--provided-for and protected.ppD