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Cooking for Picasso

by Camille Aubray
11 CDs. 13:30 hrs. Books on Tape. Aug. 2016. ISBN 9780735286719. $40. digital download. F
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In 1936 on the French Riviera, dreamy 19-year-old Ondine feels trapped as unpaid help in her family's small-town café. A mysterious patron requests daily delivery of lunch, a responsibility that falls to Ondine. The patron, Pablo Picasso, wants to remain isolated as he struggles with his personal life and his art. Their lives intersect for a brief time, but their interactions have a lasting impact on Ondine. In 2014, Celine learns of her grandmother's brush with fame and begins a desperate search for the rumored treasure given to her by the great artist as the lush narrative weaves between past and present. Narrator Mozhan Marno ably performs a full cast of female and male characters, including the particular challenge of two characters who age throughout the book.
VERDICT Highly recommended.
Reviewed by J. Sara Paulk, Houston Cty. P.L., Perry, GA , Nov 01, 2016
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